WEST virginia legislature
2021 regular session
Committee Substitute
for
Senate Bill 475
By Senator Tarr
[Originating in the Committee on Finance; reported on March 5, 2021]
A BILL to amend and reenact §21-1-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to dedicating fees collected by the Division of Labor to General Revenue Fund; providing for exceptions; and setting out an effective date.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 1. DIVISION OF LABOR.
§21-1-5. Disposition of fees.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code or rules promulgated pursuant to the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to the contrary, effective on July 1, 2022, all fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund for appropriation by the Legislature: Provided, That any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and which are used specifically as all or part of the state contribution required for receipt of federal funding or are encumbered by federal regulations or requirements are excluded from the requirement that those fees be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.