H.
B.
4077
(By Delegates Martin and Border)
[Introduced January 21, 1994; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section twenty-four, article four, chapter forty-eight-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuation of the family law masters system.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section twenty-four, article four, chapter forty-eight-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
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24. Continuation of family law masters system.
After having conducted a performance and fiscal 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 the family law masters system should be continued and reestablished. Accordingly, notwithstanding the provisions of section four of said article, the family law masters system shall continue to exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four ninety-five, so that the joint committee on government operations may monitor compliance by the family law masters system with the recommendations of the performance audit.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Family Law Masters System until July 1, 1995, to allow the joint committee on government operations to monitor the operation of the system.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
This bill is recommended by the Joint Committee on Government Operations for passage during the 1994 Regular Session.