WEST virginia legislature
2018 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 322
By Senator Weld
[Introduced January
19, 2018; Referred
to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development; and then to the
Committee on Government Organization]
A BILL to amend and reenact §19-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to employees of the Commissioner of Agriculture.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
§19-1-3. Employees; itemized statement of expenditures; monthly statement and payment of moneys received by commissioner.
(a) The commissioner shall organize his or her
department and may employ a general counsel and other such
assistants, agents, clerks, stenographers, chemists, analysts, botanists,
microscopists, institute instructors, pomologists, entomologists, veterinarians,
and such other employees such legal, business, science professionals,
para-professionals, technical experts, and support staff as may be
necessary in the performance of to perform the duties of his
the office and shall fix their compensation, and may require them
to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties.
(b) It shall be the duty of the commissioner to certify
to the State Auditor, of this State from time to time, an
itemized account of all expenditures made by him or her for clerk hire
and other purposes, whereupon the Auditor shall draw his or her warrant
on the State Treasurer of the State for the payment thereof out
of the funds appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose, but in no case
to exceed such appropriation.
(c) The commissioner shall, within 10 days after the
expiration of each month, submit to the Auditor and Treasurer an itemized
statement of all moneys received by him during that month, and at the same time
pay such money into the State Treasury. of the State
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to employ a general counsel and any other such personnel necessary to perform the duties of the office.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.