H. B. 2778


(By Delegates Manuel, Doyle and Moore)
[Introduced March 30, 1993; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]




A BILL to amend and reenact section twenty-five, article six, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to the state civil service system generally; requiring the state affirmative action officer in the division of personnel to make an annual report to the Legislature and the governor; and requiring that certain information be included in the annual report.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section twenty-five, article six, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty- one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6. CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.

§29-6-25. Affirmative action officer; required report to governor and Legislature.

Effective the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four and on that date each year thereafter, thestate affirmative action officer in the division of personnel shall file a report with the governor and the Legislature on the status of the state's affirmative action program. The report shall include: (a) A statistical analysis of the number of members of each minority race employed in the workforce of state government as compared to the number of members of each minority race in this state; (b) a detailed affirmative action plan; and (c) a timetable for achieving goals and objectives of an affirmative action plan.




NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the affirmative action officer in the division of personnel to file an annual report with the Legislature and the Governor on the status of the state's affirmative action program.

This section has been completely rewritten; therefore, underscoring and strike-throughs are omitted.