HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 47

(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegates Faircloth, Amores, Anderson, Angotti, Armstead, Ashley, Azinger, Beach, Beane, Boggs, Border, Brown, Browning, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Coleman, Compton, Craig, DeLong, Dempsey, Douglas, Doyle, Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Fahey, Ferrell, Flanigan, Fleischauer, Fletcher, Fox, Fragale, Frederick, Givens, Hall, Harrison, Hatfield, Hrutkay, Hubbard, Keener, Kominar, Kuhn, Leach, Leggett, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manuel, Marshall, Martin, Mathews, McGraw, Mezzatesta, Michael, Morgan, Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Pino, Poling, Proudfoot, Prunty, Riggs, Romine, Schadler, Shaver, Shelton, Smirl, J. Smith, L. Smith, Spencer, Stalnaker, Staton, Stemple, Stephens, Susman, Swartzmiller, R. Thompson, R. M. Thompson, Trump, Tucker, Varner, Walters, Warner, Webb, Webster, C. White, G. White, H. White, Williams, Wills, Wright and Yeager)


[Introduced February 22, 2002; referred to the

Committee on Rules.]


Requesting The Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the feasibility of providing a State and county assisted retirement program for volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical service personnel, including sources of prospective funding, whether dedicated funding would be advantageous, and whether inclusion of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel in governmental retirement programs is feasible and advantageous.

Whereas, The volunteer firefighters and emergency service personnel of this State provide an essential and compellingly important service and contribution to the well-being and preservation of the assets of this State; and
Whereas, The volunteer firefighters and emergency service personnel work selflessly and courageously without remuneration or the promise of remuneration and, provision needs to be made to reward and encourage the crucial function they provide to the citizens of this State by providing for their well-being in their retirement years; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to review, examine and study the feasibility of providing a State and county assisted retirement program for volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical service personnel, including sources of prospective funding, whether dedicated funding would be advantageous, and whether inclusion of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel in governmental retirement programs is feasible and advantageous; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2003, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary, to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be paid from the legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.