H. B. 2641

(By Delegates Poore, Marcum, Fleischauer, Frich, Eldridge, and Sobonya.)
          [Introduced February 25, 2013; referred to the
          Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.]



A BILL to amend and reenact article 9, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Board of Social Work to promulgate a legislative rule relating to a code of ethics.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
     That article 9, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND BOARDS TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-9-1. Board of Social Work.
     The legislative rule filed in the State Register on the twenty-ninth day of January, two thousand thirteen, authorized under the authority of section six, article thirty, chapter thirty, of this code, relating to the Board of Social Work (code of ethics, 25 CSR 7 ), is authorized.

     NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Social Work to promulgate a legislative rule relating to a Code of Ethics.

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