Senate Bill No. 241

(By Senators Bowman, Bailey, Jackson,

Kessler, Minard, Redd, Rowe, Snyder, Wooton,

Boley, Minear and Sprouse)

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[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;


reported January 17, 2002.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact section eleven, article two, chapter six-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuing the ethics commission.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section eleven, article two, chapter six-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WEST VIRGINIA ETHICS COMMISSION; POWERS AND DUTIES; DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES; APPEARANCES BEFORE PUBLIC AGENCIES.

§6B-2-11. Continuation of commission.
Pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of this code, the West Virginia ethics commission shall continue to exist until the first day of July, two thousand eight, unless sooner terminated, continued or reestablished pursuant to that article.

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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the ethics commission until July 1, 2008, pursuant to the West Virginia sunset law. This bill is recommended by the joint committee on government operations for passage during the 2002 regular session of the Legislature.

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