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Senate Bill No. 199
(By Senator Bowman, Minear, Hunter, Sharpe, Caldwell and Rowe)
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[Introduced January 19, 2004; referred to the Committee on
Government Organization.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §5-14-4 of the code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to correcting the statutory
inconsistency of appointments to the commission for the deaf
and hard-of-hearing in relation to the terms and number of
appointees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §5-14-4 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 14. WEST VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND
HARD-OF-HEARING.
§5-14-4. Terms of office; quorum.
Members of the commission who do not serve ex officio shall be
appointed for the following terms: Three members shall be
appointed for a term of three years; three for a term of two years;
and
one three for a term of one year. When a vacancy occurs, an
appointment shall be made for the unexpired term. The members shall annually elect a chairman. A majority of the members
constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
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