HB2009 SFAT Garcia #1 4-8

Wolfe  7816

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

Eng. House Bill 2009—A Bill to amend and reenact §5B-2I-2, §5F-2-1, §10-5-2, §29-1-1, §29-1-1a, §29-1-2, §29-1-3, §29-1-4, §29-1-6, §29-1-7, §29-1-8, §29-1-8c, §29-1-8d, §29-1-9, §29-1-11, §29-1-12, §29-1-13, §29-1-14, and §29-1-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to repeal §5F-1-3a and §5F-1-6, relating to the merging and reorganizing of the executive branch; abolishing the Department of Arts, Culture, and History and reorganizing its sections and commissions under the Department of Tourism; specifying the authority of the Secretary of the Department of Tourism over these sections and commissions; correcting titles of affected departments, divisions, and positions based on the redesignations; governing and providing for the Secretary of the Department of Tourism authority to appoint the directors of the sections listed in §29-1-1(b) of this code; substituting the title of Secretary of the Department of Tourism for the Secretary of the Department of Arts, Culture, and History in several sections of code; granting Secretary of Tourism authority to approve or repeal rules promulgated by sections and commissions listed in §29-1-1(b) of this code; granting the Secretary of the Department of Tourism discretion to allow a person to serve in multiple positions or professions within the sections listed in §29-1-1(b) of this code; removing certain specific qualifications for persons appointed as directors of the various sections listed in §29-1-1(b) of this code; and technical cleanup of amended and reenacted sections.  

Adopted

Rejected