| Joint Commission on Economic Development |
| HCR 102 | Requesting a study of the issues relating to creating a matching grant pilot project |
| HCR 107 | Requesting a study on the benefits of supporting the development of renewable energy resources |
| HCR 131 | Study of the ski industry |
| HCR 134 | Requesting study on the issues relating to evaluation of job creation and retention incentives, penalties and reporting requirements |
| SCR 31 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study tourism industry development |
| SCR 73 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study green public policy initiatives |
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| Joint Standing Committee on Education |
| HCR 57 | Requesting a study on improving the efficiency, focus and fairness of the system for holding school systems accountable for preparing students for the 21st Century economy |
| HCR 77 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study on the care and prevention of concussion injuries in sports regulated by the Secondary Schools |
| HCR 78 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study on providing adequate time in the school day reserved for teacher planning and preparation |
| HCR 80 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a study on the need for setting standards for assignment of school athletic directors |
| HCR 120 | Requesting a study on reimbursement for medical services by preferred provider organizations |
| HCR 128 | Requesting a study on the value of including Family and Consumer Sciences and Technology Education courses in the middle school curriculum |
| SCR 15 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study student performance and instructional time |
| SCR 23 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study reducing school dropouts |
| SCR 77 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study vocational education from middle school through adulthood |
| SCR 78 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study improving student achievement |
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| Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability |
| Teacher Preparation and Professional Development - Study the adequacy and effectiveness of collaboration between public and higher education in both pre-service teacher education programs and professional development programs to ensure that high quality teacher training is delivered |
| Federal Stimulus Funds - Monitor the receipt and use of federal stimulus funds by higher education institutions, the Higher Education Policy Commission and the WV Council for CTC Education |
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| Joint Standing Committee on Finance |
| HCR 88 | Requesting a study of the West Virginia PEIA and participating employer liabilities for other post employment benefits |
| HCR 130 | Requesting a study on flexibility for local schools and school systems to acquire and employ technology to improve student performance and progress |
| HCR 135 | Requesting a study on the Homestead Exemption for seniors and people with disabilities |
| SCR 22 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study coal industry tax burden |
| Study of the financial burden to the State of West Virginia as a result of the substance abuse addiction problem |
| Tax issues generally |
| Monies received and expended under the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) |
| State and Local Financing Issues Generally |
| Study of the administration of property taxes and real property recording functions to identify any changes that may be necessary to effectuate a thoroughly modern, parallel, efficient and integrated system |
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| Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization |
| HCR 85 | Requesting a study on the utility of transferring licensing authority of private investigative and security services |
| HCR 91 | Requesting a study of the authority and structure of professional and occupational licensing boards |
| HCR 92 | Requesting a study of the advisability and feasibility of the creation of an administrative unit of state government to assist professional licensing boards |
| HCR 93 | Requesting a study of the Board of Examiners of Psychologists and the scope of practice of psychologists and school psychologists |
| HCR 9 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance authorize a study of the law governing the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology |
| HCR 94 | Requesting a study of the law governing the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology |
| HCR 95 | Requesting a study of the law governing the West Virginia Board of Medicine |
| HCR 6 | Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance authorize a study of the law governing the West Virginia Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters |
| HCR 96 | Requesting a study of the law governing the West Virginia Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters |
| HCR 97 | Requesting a study of the policies and procedures for awarding vendor preferences in state purchasing contracts |
| HCR 98 | Requesting a study of the powers and duties regarding real estate acquisition and services for real estate held by the State of West Virginia |
| HCR 99 | Requesting a study of the powers and duties of the Division of Criminal Justice Services |
| SCR 51 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study state Occupational, Safety and Health Act |
| HCR 101 | Requesting a study of the law governing the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiner |
| HCR 109 | Requesting a study of the law governing the West Virginia State Board of Pharmacy |
| SCR 81 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study emergency dispatch center training |
| SCR 84 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study creating uniform set of statutory provisions for chapter thirty boards |
| SCR 85 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study updating article one provisions regarding chapter thirty boards |
| A study of the Division of Personnel |
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| Select Committee on Health |
| HCR 117 | Requesting a study on the establishment of a commission to make recommendations to the Legislature on the scope of practice of health care professions |
| SCR 54 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study establishing health care profession scope of practice commission |
| Modification to the GOHELP to help for federal healthcare reform and to make it more efficient |
| Treatment options for substance abuse |
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| Select Committee on Infrastructure |
| SCR 12 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study motor carrier industry regulation |
| SCR 38 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study alternative fuels and vehicular energy consumption |
| SCR 40 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study inclement weather effects on roads and highways |
| SCR 68 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study alternative "green" road and highway paving processes and construction |
| SCR 69 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study alternative funding sources for roads ineligible for federal matching dollars |
| SCR 73 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study green public policy initiatives |
| SCR 80 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study school bus turnaround area maintenance |
| Alternative sources of funding for the construction and maintenance of state, local and secondary bridges, roads and highways |
| Study of the feasibility of limiting or prohibiting the use of cell phones and other electronic devices by operators of motor vehicles |
| Study of the ad valorem property taxation of antique motor vehicles |
| Study of the current status of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and of the action needed by the state to comply with the requirements of the Act |
| Study of issues related to the West Virginia Parkways Authority, including alternate funding sources and the costs and methodology of maintenance of the West Virginia Turnpike |
| Study of the Division of Highways county highway formula to determine a better means of allocating resources to different areas throughout the state |
| Study of the TRAIL power line project regarding the heavy truck traffic destroying roads and roads being restored to the original condition |
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| Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary |
| HCR 100 | Requesting a study of the law governing the West Virginia Occupational, Safety and Health Act for public employees |
| SCR 17 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study capital improvements' funding sources for Chesapeake Bay nutrient removal requirements |
| SCR 19 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study forensic services |
| SCR 46 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study effects of coal slurry impoundments and underground injection |
| SCR 47 | Requesting Joint Committee on Judiciary study expanding law-enforcement training subcommittee's responsibilities |
| SCR 52 | Requesting Joint Committee on Judiciary study child pornography investigative process |
| SCR 66 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study economic impact of oil and gas drillers' capture rule |
| SCR 76 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study prison and regional jail overcrowding |
| SCR 79 | Requesting Joint Committee on Judiciary study establishing additional civil and criminal forfeiture statutes |
| SCR 82 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study PSC's legislative rule-making exemption |
| SB 643 | Creating temporary natural gas resources transportation road system |
| Coal mine safety issues |
| Religious Freedom Act |
| Redefining deep wells and shallow wells |
| Whether the state should establish forced pulling requirements for all oil and gas drilling or just for horizontal wells drilled in the Marcellus Shale strata |
| The environmental effects that oil and gas drilling (especially Marcellus drilling) has on the use and withdrawal of water from the streams in West Virginia |
| Surface owners rights issues including, but not limited to, notice of drilling prior to entry, compensation for loss of timber and secondary road inspection prior to initiation of drilling operations to determine whether damage to our secondary roads should be the responsibility of drilling operators |
| Review and study of the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act |
| Review criminal statutes to determine whether any modifications should be made pursuant to the recommendations of the West Virginia Law Institute |
| Review criminal statutes that relate to technology crimes and related privacy issues |
| Review the utility of transferring the licensing authority of private investigative and security services from the Secretary of State to the Division of Criminal Justice Services |
| Study and review the annexation process utilized by political subdivisions and municipalities in this state |
| Study the prison and regional jail overcrowding issues |
| Study whether we should implement laws providing for the forfeiture of property used in various non-drug related crimes and the disposition of such property |
| Comprehensive review and overhaul of our Magistrate Court system |
| Study and review the price-gauging statues that are currently in effect in the state |
| Study and review the reasonableness and cost effectiveness of requiring health insurance providers licensed to sell health insurance in this state to provide coverage for autism disorders |
| Review the rule making process as it relates to the Workers Compensation |
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| Select Committee on Veteran's Issues |
| HCR 7 | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to continue studying the needs, challenges, and issues facing West Virginia veterans returning from recent service |
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