H. B. 4411
(By Delegates Douglas, Butcher, Caputo, Prunty, Willison, Angotti
and Stalnaker)
(Originating in the Committee on Government Organization)
[February 4, 2000]
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
continuing 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:
ARTICLE 4. PROCEEDING BEFORE A FAMILY LAW MASTER.
§48A-4-24. Continuation of family law masters system.
After having conducted a performance and fiscal audit through
its joint committee on government operations, pursuant to article
ten, chapter four of this code, the Legislature hereby finds and
declares the family law masters system should be continued and
reestablished as recreated in article two-a, chapter fifty-one of this code. Accordingly, notwithstanding the provisions of said
article, the family law masters system shall continue to exist
until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine,
so that the joint committee on government operations may monitor
compliance by the family law masters system with the
recommendations of the performance audit.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the
present law, and underscoring indicates language that would be
added.
This bill is recommended by the Joint Committee on Government
Operations for passage during the regular 2000 Legislative session.