BILL-Counseling, Licensing

H. B. 4244


(By Delegates Gallagher, Douglas, Compton,
Huntwork, Burk and Faircloth)
(Introduced January 31, 1994; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then
the Judiciary.)



A BILL to amend and reenact section eight, article nine, chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to authorizing the board of examiners in counseling to promulgate legislative rules relating to licensing.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section eight, article nine, chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND BOARDS TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.

§64-9-8. West Virginia board of examiners in counseling.

(a) The legislative rules filed in the state register on the twentieth day of March, one thousand nine hundred eighty-nine, modified by the West Virginia board of examiners in counseling to meet the objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on the twelfth day of September, one thousand nine hundred eighty-nine, relating to the West Virginia board of examiners in counseling (licensing), are authorized.

(b) The legislative rules filed in the state register on the eighteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-one, modified by the board of examiners in counseling to meet the objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on the sixth day of December, one thousand nine hundred ninety-one, relating to the board of examiners in counseling (licensing), are authorized.
(c) The legislative rules filed in the state register on the sixteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred ninety-three, modified by the board of examiners in counseling to meet the objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, relating to the board of examiners in counseling (licensing), are authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Examiners in Counseling to promulgate legislative rules relating to licensing.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.