HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. 97
(By Delegates Morgan, Martin, Argento, Caputo, Eldridge, Hartman,
Hatfield, Higgins, Palumbo, D. Poling, Talbott, Andes,
Canterbury, C. Miller, Porter, Rowan,
Schoen
)
[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
March 3, 2008.]
Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance
authorize a study on whether the West Virginia Partnership to
Promote Community Well-Being established by Executive Order 8-
04 should be codified.
Whereas, The United States Congress has declared that substance
abuse is essentially a local problem, and is best addressed by
coordinating the efforts of public and private agencies and by
increasing the number and extent of prevention and intervention
services;
Whereas, Congress has further declared its intention to assist
state and local communities by making grants available to those
states that establish and maintain a substance abuse and prevention
and intervention planning body;
Whereas, Pursuant to the declarations of Congress, the Governor
has established the West Virginia Partnership to Promote Community
Well-Being by Executive Order No. 8-04;
Whereas, The Partnership has been working since its inception
to strengthen substance abuse prevention systems, encourage the
development of trained professional workforces, implement evidence-
based programming, and support comprehensive and coordinated planning, research and evaluation services; and
Whereas, It may be in the best interest of the State of West
Virginia to codify the Partnership to maintain and further
encourage the receipt of federal assistance to the state;
therefore
be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to
authorize a study on whether the West Virginia
Partnership to Promote Community Well-Being established by
Executive Order 8-04 should be codified
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Legislature, the Governor, and all
state agencies with representatives on the Partnership cooperate in
the study of the
codification of
the West Virginia Partnership to
Promote Community Well-Being; and, be it
Further Resolved,
That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2009, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.
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