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H. B. 3075


(By Delegate Reynolds)

[Introduced March 11, 2009; referred to the

Committee on Senior Citizen Issues then Government Organization.]





A BILL to amend and reenact §5-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §16-5S-11 of said code, all relating to the Secretary of State being the person in charge of administrative duties regarding the Silver Haired Legislature, instead of the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of West Virginia:

That §5-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that §16-5S-11 of said code be amended and reenacted all to read as follows:

CHAPTER 5. GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR,

SECRETARY OF STATE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL; BOARD

OF PUBLIC WORKS; MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS,

OFFICES, PROGRAMS, ETC.

ARTICLE 2. SECRETARY OF STATE.
§5-2-1. General duties.
The Secretary of State shall be the keeper of the seals of the state, keep a journal of executive proceedings, arrange and preserve all records and papers belonging to the executive department, sponsor a Silver Haired Legislature as a special activity for older West Virginians, be charged with the clerical duties of that department, and render to the Governor, in the dispatch of the executive business, such service as he or she may require.
CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.

ARTICLE 5S. OLDER WEST VIRGINIANS.
§16-5S-11. Programs and special activities for older West Virginians.

(a) The bureau shall continue and maintain its long-term care ombudsman program codified in article five-l, chapter sixteen of this code. The bureau shall also design and implement programs for the benefit of older West Virginians relating to: Elder abuse, neglect and exploitation; elder rights and legal assistance; in- home personal care for Medicaid and nonmedicaid eligible senior citizens; direct services established by the Legislative Initiatives for the Elderly (LIFE), senior health insurance network as established by the United States health care financing administration and a foster grandparent program as established by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
(b) The bureau may sponsor the following special activities for older West Virginians: Governor's golden mountaineer program, a discount program for goods and services at participating merchants, an annual senior citizens conference providing educational and entertainment opportunities, a Governor's summit on aging, a silver haired Legislature and an annual senior day at the Legislature. The bureau may sponsor additional special activities as necessary.



NOTE: This bill shall require the Secretary of State to handle the administrative duties regarding the Silver Haired Legislature, instead of the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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