SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 68
(By Senator Bowman)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the
grievance boards and administrative law judge systems of the
various agencies and boards of state government and determine
whether they should be reformed, streamlined or consolidated.
Whereas, There are a number of employees, public officers or
contractors functioning as hearing officers, referees, trial
examiners and administrative law judges, or functioning in other
positions in state government, to whom the authority to conduct an
administrative adjudication has been delegated by an agency or by
statute and who exercise independent and impartial judgment in
conducting hearings and in issuing recommended decisions or reports
containing findings of fact and conclusions of law in accordance
with applicable statutes or rules; and
Whereas, Individual agencies may have different standards,
criteria and procedures for resolving grievances and appeals; and
Whereas, With the decline in revenues, the state needs to
develop governmental systems and procedures that are economical,
efficient and streamlined; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study the grievance boards and administrative law judge systems of the various agencies and boards of state
government and determine whether they should be reformed,
streamlined or consolidated; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2005, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.
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