COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 4328
(By Delegates
Boggs and Caputo
)
(Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)
[February 23, 2010]
A BILL to amend and reenact §4-1-23 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to reports to be filed with the
Legislature; requiring copies of the reports to be submitted
to the Legislative Librarian; requiring the copies to be
submitted as required by the Legislative Manager or in
electronic form via the Internet; and providing that failure
to comply is nonfeasance.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §4-1-23 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. OFFICERS, MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES; APPROPRIATIONS;
INVESTIGATIONS; DISPLAY OF FLAGS; RECORDS; USE OF
CAPITOL BUILDING; PREFILING OF BILLS AND
RESOLUTIONS; STANDING COMMITTEES; INTERIM MEETINGS;
NEXT MEETING OF THE SENATE.
§4-1-23. Annual reports to be sent to the Legislative Librarian.
(a) Any
state officer, person, office, agency, commission or
board required by any section of this code to provide
an annual a
report to the Legislature
or any committee, commission or person
employed or elected to the Legislature,
Legislative Manager,
Legislative Auditor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House of Delegates or the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance shall submit
an additional copy of the report to the
Legislative Librarian
and may submit on electronic media to be
filed in the same manner as a printed annual report or transmitted
electronically via the Internet
or as otherwise required by the
Legislative Manager
. Any report filed in an electronic format
shall be considered as having satisfied the filing requirements.
(b) If an office, agency, commission or board submits its
annual report electronically, it shall transmit an electronic copy
to the legislative manager.
(c) All audit reports shall be submitted to the Legislative
Manager and may be submitted on electronic media or transmitted
electronically via the Internet.
(b) Failure to comply with this section is nonfeasance of
office.