Adopted by House March 10, 2012

SB457 H ED AMT 3-7

    The Committee on Education moves to amend the title of the bill to read as follows:                               

    Com. Sub. for S. B. 457 –- “A Bill to repeal §18B-16-7, §18B-16-8 and §18B-16-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §18B-16-1, §18B-16-2, §18B-16-3, §18B-16-4, §18B-16-5 and §18B-16-6 of said code, all relating to continuing the Rural Health Initiative; setting forth legislative findings, purpose and definitions; modifying membership of rural health advisory panel; assigning certain of the advisory panel’s duties to the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences; deleting the requirement for creation of primary health care education sites; clarifying certain funding mechanisms and audit and reporting requirements; strengthening accountability measures; updating names; making technical corrections; and deleting obsolete language.”