ENROLLED

H. B. 2140


(By Delegates Martin, Love and Wallace)


[Passed April 10, 1993; in effect July 1, 1993.]



AN ACT to amend and reenact section eight, article twenty-six, chapter five of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuation of the governor's cabinet on children and families.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia :
That section eight, article twenty-six, chapter five of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 26. GOVERNOR'S CABINET ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

§5-26-8. Effective date and termination date.

After having conducted a preliminary performance audit through its joint committee on government operations, pursuant to section nine, article ten, chapter four of this code, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that the governor's cabinet on children and families should be continued and reestablished. Accordingly, notwithstanding the provisions of section four, article ten, chapter four of this code, the governor's cabinet on children and families shall continue to exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven:
Provided, That the cabinet shall prepare an annual progress report and shallpresent the report to the joint committee on government operations. The report shall detail the cabinet's compliance with its purposes, duties and responsibilities as set forth in sections one, three and four of this article, together with proposed plans for future compliance and proposed programs for the following year.