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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 51

(By Senators Kessler, Browning, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Palumbo, Snyder, Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes and Deem)

[Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary]


Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the 1987 law establishing the West Virginia Occupational, Safety and Health Act for public employees and to specify recommendations necessary to properly implement the law in accordance with federal guidelines in order to receive federal matching funds.

Whereas, the Legislature created Article Three-A of Chapter Twenty-one of the West Virginia Code in an attempt to create the West Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Act in compliance with federal guidelines; and
Whereas, according to a 2002 Legislative Audit, this the West Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Act has never been properly implemented or enforced; and
Whereas, proper implementation and enforcement of the West Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Act would provide federal matching funds for state implementation and enforcement of Occupational Safety and Health Act standards for public employees; and
Whereas, it is a priority of the Legislature to ensure that all employees of the state have a safe workplace to carry out their daily duties and implementation and enforcement of the West Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Act would further that priority; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the
Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study the current implementation of the West Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Act for the purpose of determining what changes to the law must be made in order to make state law eligible for federal matching funds from the proper implementation and enforcement of the West Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Act standards for public employees; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the
Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature in 2011 on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That 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 .
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