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.