HB4419 H H&HR AMT 2-18
The Committee on Health and Human Resources moves to amend the
bill, beginning on page one, by striking out the title of the bill
in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new title, to read
as follows:
"
A BILL to amend and reenact ยง9-3-6a of the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to
developing
caseload standards for the Department of Health and Human
Resource program areas; requiring the proposal of rules
for legislative approval by the secretary on or before
June 30, 2010; providing for periodic review of caseload
standards; requiring caseload standards committees to
comply with open meeting laws; clarifying that employee
representatives may serve an advisory role to a caseload
standards committee; establishing maximum staffing
caseloads; providing that caseload standards be adopted
using recognized standards for each program area;
providing that caseload standards may be used to justify
an increase in human resource budgets for program areas;
and requiring a report to the Legislative oversight
Commission on Health and Human Resource Accountability."