SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 63

(By Senators Bowman, Bailey, Boley, Foster, Jenkins, Kessler, McCabe, Plymale, Stollings and Sypolt)

[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization]


Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study regulating the professional employer organization industry in West Virginia.

Whereas, Professional employer organizations (PEOs) provide human resource services to small businesses in this state; and
Whereas, PEO services allow small businesses more time to focus on their business; and
Whereas, PEO services increase the opportunities of small business employers by developing cost-effective methods to satisfy their personnel requirements and help provide small business employees with access to certain employment benefits which might otherwise not be available to them; and
Whereas, The PEO industry is relatively new in West Virginia, but is quickly growing; and
Whereas, To protect public interest, there may be a need to regulate the PEO industry; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study regulating the professional employer organization industry in West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2008, 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 legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.