Interim Committee Schedule & Agendas

1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Approval of January 8, 2023 Minutes.
3. Post Audit Division Report on ABCA Enforcement Division.
4. Adjourn.

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Presentations:   

Matt Walker, Walker and Stevens

• Discussion on Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Independent Pharmacy Reimbursements

Melody Duke, Executive Director, WV Board of Risk and Insurance Management (BRIM)

V. Other Business

VI. Adjournment

         I.            Meeting called to order

       II.            Roll call

     III.            Approval of Minutes

    IV.            Ms. Allison Ellis, Senior Vice-President, Frontier Communications
Presentation on the current status of Frontier Communications and its plans for future broadband service offerings

      V.            Mr. Bill Gardener, Associate Professor, Marshall University School of Forensic and Criminal Justice Sciences
Presentation regarding the Marshall Department of Cyber Forensics and Security, its goals and programs available to its students.

    VI.            Miscellaneous business

   VII.            Adjournment

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Presentations:

Christina Mullins, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Resources, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

• Discussion on Continuum of Care for Mental Health Facilities

Christina Mullins & Bob Hansen, former Director of the West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy, Department of Health and Human Resources

• Discussion of DHHR’s plan for IDD patients at Sharpe and Bateman Hospitals

V. Other Business

VI. Adjournment

1.      Call to Order

2.      Roll Call

3.      Approval of April 18th, 2023 Meeting Minutes     

4.      Discussion of revised HB 3153- Relating to distribution of certain taxes and surcharges to benefit volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services providers.

5.      Kari Mika-Lude, PhD, LPC, AADC-S, NCC, CCTP, NREMT, Director, WV Behavioral Health Workforce and Health Equity Training Center at Marshall University.  Founder/CEO, Aspire to Inspire Behavioral Health and Addiction Services, LLC. Co-founder, Code Grey.  Presentation: Supporting First Responder Wellness

6.      State Fire Marshal - Kenneth E. Tyree Discussion on Improvements of ISO ratings impact Fire Departments

7.      Other Business

8.      Adjournment

1.          Approval of April 18, 2023, minutes

2.          Committee Reports/Requests
   

3.          Monthly/Quarterly Reports Received

                       Broadband Update

                                (Mitch Carmichael, Secretary, Department of Economic Development)

                       Board of Treasury Report Distribution

4.          Other Business

5.          Adjournment

1. Call to order.
2. Roll call.
3. Approval of minutes from the meeting on April 16, 2023.
4. WVBE Policy 5901 – Regulations for Alternative Certification Programs for the Education of Teachers. Melissa White, Counsel, House Education Committee.
5. WVBE Policy 6204 – School Closings or Consolidations. Morgan Bias, Education Analyst, House Education Committee.
6. WVSSAC, 127 CSR 1, Constitution. Hank Hager, Counsel, Senate Education Committee.
7. WVSSAC, 127 CSR 2, Athletics, Provisions Governing Eligibility. Hank Hager, Counsel, Senate Education Committee.
8. WVSSAC, 127 CSR 3, Provisions Governing Contests. Hank Hager, Counsel, Senate Education Committee.
9. WVSSAC, 127 CSR 4, Provisions Governing Conduct. Hank Hager, Counsel, Senate Education Committee.
10. Other business.
11. Adjourn.

1.        Call to Order

2.        Roll Call

3.        Approval of Minutes

4.        Presentation on Huntington’s Police Officers and Firefighter’ Pension and Relief Funds

                   Steve Williams, Mayor of Huntington, West Virginia

5.        Retired Teachers and Areas of Critical Need and Shortage

                   Michele Blatt, Deputy State Superintendent of Schools in West Virginia

6.        Other Business

7.        Announcements

8.        Adjournment

*Agenda subject to change

     I.        Call meeting to order

    II.        Roll call

  III.        Consideration of Organizational Motions

  IV.        Approval of June, September, and December 2022 minutes

   V.        Approval of the 2022-23 Final Report

  VI.        Presentations regarding Post Audit Division Legislative Audit Report—Managed

          Timberland Program [report dated January 8, 2023] by:

►  Mike Jones, CIA, CFE, CRMA, Audit Manager

Joint Committee on Government and Finance

West Virginia Office of the Legislative Auditor

►  Jeremy McGill, Assistant State Forester, Logging & Water Quality

West Virginia Division of Forestry

►  Eric Carlson, Executive Director

West Virginia Forestry Association

1. Miscellaneous Business

1. Adjournment

1. Call to order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes – April 17, 2023

4. Review of FY 2023 Budget Year Matters

      Dave Hardy, Cabinet Secretary, Department of Revenue

      Mark Muchow, Deputy Secretary, Department of Revenue

      Michael Cook, State Budget Director

5. Area Economic Development  

          Steve Williams, Mayor of Huntington, West Virginia

          Kelli Sobonya, President, County Commission of Cabell County, West Virginia

          John C. Musgrave, Executive Director of the Mason County Development Authority

6. Other Business

7. Adjournment     

*Agenda subject to change

     I.        Call to order

    II.        Roll Call

   III.        Adoption of Minutes

   IV.        Understanding Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence

                      Pooja Tolani, Associate Corporate Counsel, Microsoft

                      Scott Swann, CEO, ROC.ai

                      Ted Kwartler, Field CTO, DataRobot

    V.        Other business

   VI.        Adjournment

*agenda is subject to change

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Adoption of April 18, 2023, Minutes
4. Presentation by Pamela Woodman-Kaehler, Office Director, Foster Care Ombudsman, Office of Inspector General, WVDHHR, regarding an overview of the purpose of an Ombudsman.
5. Presentation by William Marshall, Commissioner of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and Brad Douglass, Executive Officer of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation regarding the grievance process under the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation; an update on current litigation against the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation; and an overview of the Intergovernmental Affairs Bureau under the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security.
6. Other Business
7. Adjournment

1. Call to order

2. Roll call

3. Approval of Minutes

4. Marshall for All, Marshall Forever
   •  Brad Smith, President of Marshall University

5. Early Literacy Professional Development
   • Toni Backstrom, Strategic State Solutions Manager at Lexia Learning

6. Other Business

7. Adjournment

1. Call meeting to order

2. Roll call

3. Consideration of Organizational Motions

4. Presentation by Asim Haque, Vice President, State Policy and Member Services PJM Interconnection

           Topic:   Energy Transition in PJM: Resource Retirements, Replacements & Risks; [report dated February 24, 2023]

5. Miscellaneous

6. Adjournment

Meeting Called to Order

 Silent Roll Call

 Acceptance of Minutes from April 18, 2023

 Presentations:

Discussion of CHH Childcare Program

Abby Reale, Director of Government and External Affairs, Mountain Health Network 

David Shiels, Vice President, Support Services – St. Mary’s Medical Center

Heather Blake, Executive Director of Ridge Kids Academy 

 Stephen Loyd, MD. – Discussion of Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Other Business

 Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Adoption of Minutes

4. Presentation by The Honorable Judge Gregory Howard, Sixth Circuit, regarding Cabell County Adult Drug Court.

5. Presentation by Sean K. Hammers, Prosecuting Attorney, Cabell County, regarding home incarceration and day reporting centers as an alternative to custodial incarceration.

6. Other Business

7. Adjournment

West Virginia Legislature
Joint Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism - Interim

Agenda[*]

Tuesday, May 9, 2023
10:30am – 11:45am
Marshall University Memorial Student Center – Shawkey Dining Room

        I.            Meeting called to order

       II.             Roll call

      III.            Approval of minutes

       IV.            Presentation: The Huntington / Marshall  Innovation Project, Toney Stroud, General Counsel for Marshall University

        V.            Review, consideration and committee discussion of selected 2023 Session bill revisions for introduction in 2024 Session:

                      1.  HBxxxx – Revision of 2023 HB2064 (Tourism and Commercial Opportunity Zones)

                      2.  HBxxxx – Revision of 2023 HB3007 (Small Business Payroll Tax Credit)

      VI.            Miscellaneous business

     VII.            Adjournment

[*] Agenda is subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.