HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 106
(By Delegates Fleischauer, Beach, Brown, Campbell, Caputo, Doyle,
Eldridge, Guthrie, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Klempa, Lawrence,
Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manypenny, Marshall, Morgan,
Phillips, M. Poling, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Shaver, Skaff,
Spencer, Staggers, Stowers, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott,
Walker, Wells and Wooton)
Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance
conduct an interim study to compare the benefits and burdens
upon all applicable parties regarding the creation,
implementation, enforcement, and compliance by all state
colleges, universities, and community colleges by providing
paid childbirth leave of at least six weeks that would be made
available to nine-month faculty employees of said institutions
of higher education.
Whereas, There are pressing societal needs to allow various
institutions of higher education within West Virginia to provide
paid childbirth leave of at least six weeks that would be made
available to nine-month faculty employees of said institutions of
higher education; and
Whereas, The provision of this paid childbirth leave may be facilitated by compliance with the provisions of House Bill 3138,
introduced March 13, 2009, and thereafter referred to the Committee
on Education, and then Finance; and
Whereas, These said societal needs should be addressed in an
expedient and efficient manner and deserves the attention of the
State of West Virginia, including the West Virginia Legislature;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance conduct a
study to compare the benefits and burdens upon all applicable
parties regarding the creation, implementation, enforcement, and
compliance by all state colleges, universities, and community
colleges by providing paid childbirth leave of at least six weeks
that would be made available to nine-month faculty employees of
said institutions of higher education; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature 2010, 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.