HB5441 HFAT Phillips 3-4

Wiseman 3295

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

Comm. Sub. for H. B. 5441 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §5F-2-8, §11B-1-8, §29-6-1, §29-6-2, §29-6-4, §29-6-5, §29-6-6, §29-6-7, §29-6-10, §29-6-16, §29-6-24, and §49-10-101 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §16B-17-9b; and to repeal §29-6-8, §29-6-9, §29-6-10a, §29-6-14, §29-6-25, §29-6-27, §49-10-102, and §49-10-103 of said code, relating to streamlining and reforming the Division of Personnel systems; eliminating special merit-based personnel system for Department of Transportation employees; transferring duplicative Department of Transportation personnel duties to the Division of Personnel; exempting new hires and promoted employees within the Department of Transportation from the classified civil service system and the state grievance procedures beginning on July 1, 2026; eliminating special merit-based personnel system for the State Tax Division and Bureau for Social Services; transferring duplicative State Tax Division and Bureau for Social Services personnel duties to the Division of Personnel; protecting certain public employees from discrimination based on political affiliation and providing a remedy for such discrimination; clarifying definitions related to the state’s personnel systems; defining classified and classified-exempt service; removing provisions allowing additions to the classified service; identifying and defining exemptions from the classified service; streamlining the functions of the Division of Personnel; terminating the State Personnel Board; transferring authority from the State Personnel Board to the Division of Personnel; clarifying and identifying the duties of the Division of Personnel; clarifying the rulemaking authority for the Division of Personnel; clarifying that the records of the division are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and its exemptions for personal identifying and personal health information; shortening the time frames for classified job openings and appointments; shifting the leave donation program to a program provided for through rulemaking; modernizing processes for posting job openings in classified service; removing archaic provisions; and technical cleanup throughout.”.

Adopted

Rejected