ENROLLED
Senate Bill No. 199
(By Senator Bowman, Minear, Hunter, Sharpe, Caldwell and Rowe)
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[Passed March 5, 2004; in effect ninety days from passage.]
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AN ACT 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 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.