HB2013 SFAT Rucker #1 4-2

Fletcher  7835

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

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 2013—A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §5F-2-9, relating to exempting new hires and employees who leave their positions within the Bureau of Senior Services, Department of Administration, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Revenue, and Department of Veterans’ Assistance from the classified civil service system and the state grievance procedures beginning on July 1, 2025; making legislative finding; providing that as of July 1, 2025, any new hire and any employee who leaves his or her position will be exempt from the classified civil service system and from the state grievance procedures; providing that any employee who is currently covered by civil service system and who currently has access to the state grievance procedures will continue to be covered and have access, so long as he or she remains in his or her current position; providing that chief administrative officers of bureau and departments may designate certain employees’ status within the civil service system in order to comply with federal law or receive federal funds; and clarifying that this section does not affect any other employee protections found elsewhere in code.

Adopted

Rejected