SB12 SFAT #1 Maroney 2-23

Dellinger  7897

Senator Maroney moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. For Senate Bill 12—A BILL to amend and reenact §16-2-2, §16-2-6, §16-2-7, §16-2-8, §16-2-9, and §16-2-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to local health departments; creating definition; permitting members of the appointing authority to serve as nonvoting, ex officio members of the board; providing the nonvoting member shall not be counted against any other criteria for board membership; permitting appointing authority to remove local health department board member; permitting appointing authority of combined board to remove their own appointed members; requiring the commissioner to establish a procedure for adverse determinations by local health department to be appealed, unless otherwise provided; requiring rules adopted, promulgated, and amended by local boards of health have a public comment published in the State Register and the organization’s web page; setting forth requirement for notice; requiring written comments received during comment period be presented to appointing authority for approval or disapproval in whole or in part within specified time frames; providing amendments or modifications not approved may be resubmitted; providing that a rule currently in effect is not subject to approval, unless amended, from the county commission or appointing authority; providing emergency rule approval or disapproval procedures within specified time frames; requiring that approved rules shall be filed with the clerk of the county commission or the clerk or the recorder of the municipality, or both, and shall be kept as public records; and requiring state health officer to develop policies and guidelines that each of the local departments must comply with when a statewide public health emergency is declared.

Adopted

Rejected