H. B. 4578


(By Delegate Webb)
[Introduced February 20, 2004 ; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]




A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-9-6a, relating to requiring a person seeking clothing voucher assistance under the West Virginia Works Act to have five thousand dollars or less in total assets.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-9-6a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9. WEST VIRGINIA WORKS ACT.
§9-9-6a. Eligibility for clothing voucher.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary or any rule promulgated by the department of health and human resources, any person seeking eligibility for clothing voucher assistance under the West Virginia Works Act may not qualify unless the applicant has total assets of five thousand dollars or less, excluding one motor vehicle.


NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require a person seeking clothing voucher assistance under the West Virginia Works Act to have five thousand dollars or less in total assets, excluding one motor vehicle.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.