Senate Bill No. 75

(By Senators Holliday and Boley)

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[Introduced January 21, 1994; referred to the Committee
on Government Organization.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact section five, article one, chapter twenty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuation of the division of labor.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section five, article one, chapter twenty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DIVISION OF LABOR.
§21-1-5. Reestablishment of division; findings.
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 that the department division of labor should be continued and reestablished. Accordingly, notwithstanding the provisions of section four, article ten, chapter four of this code, the department divisionof labor shall continue to exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four ninety-five.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Division of Labor until July 1, 1995, to allow the Joint Committee on Government Operations to monitor the division's compliance with recommendations set forth in the performance audit.

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.