Senate Bill No. 589
(By Senators White, Caldwell, Rowe, Oliverio and Hunter)
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[Introduced February 20, 2004; referred to the Committee on
Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §10-1-12 of the code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to increasing the size of the
library commission to ten members; and requiring that one
member of the library commission be a blind person.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §10-1-12 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
§
10-1-12. State library commission.
There shall be a state library commission, known as the "West
Virginia library commission," which shall consist of five members
who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, each for a term of four years. Thereafter,
on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five,
four additional members shall be appointed:
Provided, That for the
four new members added to the commission in the year one thousand
nine hundred ninety-five, one shall serve an initial term of four years and three shall serve an initial term of two years. No more
than
three four members may reside in the same congressional
district. At least four members of the commission shall be women
and at least four members shall be men.
On the first day of July,
two thousand four, the commission shall be composed of ten members.
The tenth member of the commission shall be a blind person who
shall be appointed by the governor for a term of four years, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate. He or she shall be a
voting member who shall be appointed without consideration as to
congressional district residency and may be reappointed for an
additional term of four years. No member of the commission shall
receive compensation for services rendered, nor be engaged or
interested in the publishing business.
The members of the commission in office on the date this code
takes effect shall, unless sooner removed, continue to serve until
their respective terms expire and their successors have been
appointed and have qualified. On or before the expiration of the
terms for which said members are appointed, the governor shall
appoint their successors.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the size of the
library commission to ten members and to provide for the
appointment of a blind person as a member of the library
commission.
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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