SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13
(By Senators Jones, Plymale and Anderson)
Requesting the governor to appoint a task force to conduct a
study and evaluation of the department of health and human
resources to determine if reorganization is feasible and may
be beneficial for more efficient and cost effective state
government.
Whereas, The department of health and human resources was
created by chapter three of the acts of the Legislature, one
thousand nine hundred eighty-nine, first extraordinary session,
informally known as the "Government Reorganization Act of 1989";
and
Whereas, The department of health and human resources is
responsible for the following boards, commissions, divisions and
authorities: (1) Human rights commission provided for in article
eleven, chapter five of the code; (2) division of human services
provided for in article two, chapter nine of the code; (3)
division of health provided for in article one, chapter sixteen
of the code; (4) office of emergency medical services and
advisory council thereto provided for in article four-c, chapter
sixteen of the code; (5) hospital finance authority provided for
in article twenty-nine-a, chapter sixteen of the code; (6) health
care cost review authority provided for in article twenty-nine-b,chapter sixteen of the code; (7) structural barriers compliance
board provided for in article ten-f, chapter eighteen of the
code; (8) commission on aging provided for in article fourteen,
chapter twenty-nine of the code; (9) commission on mental
retardation provided for in article fifteen, chapter twenty-nine
of the code; and (10) women's commission provided for in article
twenty, chapter twenty-nine of the code; and
Whereas, The Legislature finds that this department is so
far reaching that further reorganization may be in order; and
Whereas, The Legislature finds that further legislative
action providing for further government reorganization in the
department of health and human resources may be beneficial for
more efficient and cost effective state government; therefore, be
it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the governor is hereby requested to appoint a task
force to conduct a study of the effectiveness and cost savings
effectuated by the creation of the department of health and human
resources under implementation of chapter three, acts of the
Legislature, one thousand nine hundred eighty-nine, first
extraordinary session; to determine whether further cost savings
and state government efficiency could be realized by further
government reorganization of this department and whether the same
is feasible; and to draft recommended legislation necessary to
implement any such recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the task force report to the governorby the first day of November, one thousand nine hundred ninety-
three, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together
with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its
recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the governor.