Interim Committee Schedule & Agendas

1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Approval of February 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes.
3. Post Audit Report on West Virginia Real Estate Division presented by Nick Hamilton.
4. Adjourn.

1. Meeting Called to Order
2. Silent Roll Call
3. Presentations:

Kendra Boley Rogers, Deputy Commissioner Policy and Programs, Department of Human Services - Discussion on CPA Performance

Brandon Lewis, Department of Human Services, Chief of Technology and Information - Discussion on Child Welfare Electronic Portal Update

Steve Koenig, Account Manager and Bryn Coby, Case Aide Specialist, Northwoods, “Driving Excellence in Child Welfare with Case Aide Services”

4. Other Business

 5.Adjournment

1.          Approval of June 22, 2025, minutes

2.          Interim Committees
   
   

             Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding

             Legislative Oversight Committee on Corrections and Public Safety

3.          Committee Reports/Requests

4.          Monthly/Quarterly Reports Received
   
   

            General Revenue & Federal Funds

                   (Mark Muchow, Deputy Secretary, Department of Revenue)

            Board of Treasury Report Distribution

5.          Other Business

6.          Adjournment

I.   Call to Order

II.   Roll Call

III.  Approval of February 11, 2025, meeting minutes

IV.   Discussion on reliability and affordability of electricity

             Isaac Orr, Vice President of Research, Always On Energy Research

 V.   Discussion on Aboveground Storage Tank Act

            Todd Tetrick, Senior Vice President – Upstream Operations, Diversified Energy Company

VI.  Discussion on impact of carbon capture practices on coal and gas minerals

           John Litynski, Head of Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage, EQT

VII.   Other business

VIII.  Adjournment

1. Call to order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

4. Review of FY 2025 Budget Year Matters

Eric Nelson Jr., Cabinet Secretary, Department of Revenue

Mark Muchow, Deputy Secretary, Department of Revenue

5. Announcements

6. Adjournment

                                I.          Meeting Called to Order

                               II.          Roll Call

                              III.          Approval of Minutes

                              IV.           Mr. Mike Feerick, Chief Executive and Founder, ALISON Online Education.

                               V.           Presentation- Online Education Opportunities for Alternative Sentencing

                             VI.           Mr. Tim Czaja, Director, Berkeley County Community Corrections

                                            Ms. Michelle Akers, Director, Southwestern Regional Day Report Center

                                            Presentation- Evaluating West Virginia's Day Report Centers: Impacts on Recidivism, Jail Costs, Funding, and County                                                                          Justice Systems

                           VII.           Miscellaneous Business

                         VIII.            Adjournment

1. Call to order.
2. Roll call.
3. Organizational motions.
4. HB3035 grades K-3 end-of-year benchmark results. Dr. Sonya White, Deputy Superintendent, WVDE.
5. WVHEPC, 133-43, and WVCCTCE, 135-43, Purchasing efficiencies. Hank Hager, Counsel, House Education Committee.
6. WVHEPC, 133-48, Research Trust Fund Program. Hank Hager, Counsel, Senate Education Committee.
7. WVHEPC, 133-63, Mental Health Loan Repayment Program. Hank Hager, Counsel, Senate Education Committee.
8. WVCCTCE, 135-28, Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Nontraditional Degree (STAND) Program. Melissa White, Counsel, House Education Committee.
9. Vision 2025: Science & Technology Strategic Plan Annual Report (§18B-18B-2). Dr. Janet Rorrer, Senior Director of Science, Research, and Technology, WVHEPC & WVCCTCE.
10. 2025 Veteran-Friendly Campus Act Report (§18B-4-9). Rikki McCormick, Director of Veterans’ Education and Training Program, WVHEPC & WVCCTCE.
11. Other business.
12. Adjourn.

I.Call to Order

II.Roll Call

III. Approval of organizational motions

IV. Approval of December 9, 2024, meeting minutes

V. Discussion on road and highway digital mapping

• Doug Bigelow, Executive Director US OHV Alliance

• Jerry Bain, Chairman Country Roads Coalition

• Eric Lupardus, Commissioner Calhoun County Commission

• Jessie White, Local Government Account Manager for West Virginia Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., d/b/a Esri

• Daniel Peters, State Government Account Manager for West Virginia Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., d/b/a Esri

• Hussein. Elkhansa, MSE, GISP, Chief Technology Officer Information Technology Division & Performance Management Division, West Virginia Department of Transportation

VI. Other business

VII. Adjournment

Meeting Called to Order

 Silent Roll Call

 Presentations:

Updates from the Department of Human Services, Department of Health, and Department of Health Facilities

• Arvin Singh, Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health
• Alex Mayer, Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Human Services

  Update on People’s Access to Help (PATH)

• Alex Mayer, Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Human Services

 Other Business

 Adjournment

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of June 22, 2025, Minutes

IV. Agency Review Report Presentation by the Performance Evaluation and Research Division:

• Ethics Commission

V. Other business

VI. Adjournment      

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Organizational Motions

4. WVSSAC regarding SCR23

• Wayne Ryan, Executive Director, WVSSAC

5. SREB Services for Education Policymakers

• Dr. Dale Winkler, Interim President, SREB
• Lee Posey, Vice President for State Strategies, Policy, Research and Evaluation, SREB

6. Financial Aid Modernization

• Sarah Tucker, Chancellor HEPC & CTCS

7. Advanced Career Education (ACE) program update

• Adam Canter, Director, Office of Career and Technical Education

8. Other Business

9. Adjournment

Meeting Called to Order

 Silent Roll Call

 Approval of Minutes

 Presentations:

Discussion on Uniform Credentialing for Health Care Practitioners

Mason Mabry, Senior VP and General Manager, Gainwell Technologies

Ben Beakes, Managing Member, Three Point Strategies

D. Michelle Coon, President of Vandalia Health Network. Vice President of Managed Care for Vandalia Health

Discussion on Cooperative Agreements

Melissa Leisure,Chief Legal Officer, Marshall Health Network

 Other Business

 Adjournment

•   Call to order
•   Roll call
•   Organizational Motions
•   Moment of Silence for Justice Armstead
•   Update from WV VOAD
  
  •    Evan Conley, Executive Director, WV VOAD
•     Update from WV Emergency Management Division
  
  •    Matthew Blackwood, Deputy Director, WV Emergency Management Division
•     Role of Catholic Charities in Flood Relief Efforts
  
  •     Mark Phillips, CEO, Catholic Charities
  • WVFRF Overview

  • o   Kurt Donaldson Kurt Donaldson, GISP, CFM Manager, WV GIS Technical Center, West Virginia University

  •    Other business

•    Adjourn

*agenda subject to change

AGENDA

Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: House Judiciary - 410M
Co-chairs: Senator Hamilton and Delegate Hott

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Organizational Motions

IV. Presentation Regarding West Virginia Prescribed Fire Council

Patrick “Cully” McCurdy, District Biologist, National Wild Turkey Federation.

Colin Carpenter, Black Bear Project Leader, WV Division of Natural Resources

Anthony Evans, Deputy State Forester, WV Division of Forestry

Eric Jarrell, Assistant State Forester (Fire), WV Division of Forestry

V. Other Business

VI. Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Organizational Motions

4. Presentation: Status update on the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation

• David Kelly, Commissioner, Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation

5. Other Business

6. Adjournment

Meeting Called to Order

 Silent Roll Call

 Presentation:

Ben Lewis, Managing Director of Strategy and Innovation, BDO USA

• Report on PEIA

 Other Business

 Adjournment

     I.        Call to order

    II.        Roll Call

  III.        Update from the West Virginia Department of Commerce:

              Christine H. Davies, Deputy Secretary for Economic Development and Workforce Participation

  IV.        Other business

   V.        Adjournment

AGENDA

Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Location: Senate Judiciary Committee Room, 208 West

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes from August 13, 2025

IV. Rules to be Considered

1. 64 CSR 19 – Health, Water Well Regulations (CR)
2. 64 CSR 48 – Health, Emergency Medical Services (CR)
3. 64 CSR 59 - Health Facilities, Patient Rights at State-Operated Mental Health Facilities (CR)
4. 14 CSR 01 – Optometry, Rules of the West Virginia Board of Optometry (CR)
5. 14 CSR 02 – Optometry, Oral Pharmaceutical Certificate (CR)
6. 14 CSR 05 – Optometry, Schedule of Fees (CR)
7. 14 CSR 08 – Optometry, Licensure by Reciprocity (CR)
8. 14 CSR 10 – Optometry, Continuing Education (CR)
9. 106 CSR 05 – Financial Institutions, Rule Pertaining to Mortgage Lenders, Brokers, and Loan Originators (JJ)
10. 106 CSR 07 – Financial Institutions, Installation, Operation, and Sharing of Customer Bank Communication Terminals and the Utilization of Nonexclusive Interchange System (JJ)
11. 106 CSR 17 – Financial Institutions, Notice and Treatment of Joint Accounts (JJ)
12. 45 CSR 25 – DEP, Control Air Pollutant from Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (RA)
13. 45 CSR 34 – DEP, Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (RA)
14. 45 CSR 43 – DEP, Cross-State Air Pollution Rule to Control Annual Nitrogen Oxides Emissions, Annual Sulfur Dioxide Emissions, and Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxides Emissions (RA)
15. 47 CSR 09B – DEP, Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Fee Schedule (RA)
16. 3 CSR 02 – Barbers and Cosmetologists, Qualifications, Training, Examination, and Certification of Instructors in Barbering, Hair Styling, Nail Technology, Aesthetics, Waxing, and Cosmetology (CF)
17. 3 CSR 04 – Barbers and Cosmetologists, Operational Standards for Schools of Barbering, Cosmetology, Hair Styling, Nail Technology, and Aesthetics (CF)
18. 3 CSR 13 – Barbers and Cosmetologists, Barber Apprenticeship (CF)
19. 3 CSR 14 – Barbers and Cosmetologists, Waxing Specialists (CF)
20. 6 CSR 01 – Funeral Service Examiners, Funeral Director, Embalmer, Apprentice, Courtesy Card Holders and Funeral Establishment Requirements (CF)
21. 28 CSR 02 – Contractor Licensing Board, West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act (CF)
22. 42 CSR 09 – Labor, Child Labor (CF)
23. 91 CSR 13 – Motor Vehicles, Compulsory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance (CF)
24. 149 CSR 02 – Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections, Law Enforcement Training and Certification Standards (WV)
25. 87 CSR 01 – Fire Commission, Fire Code (WV)
26. 81 CSR 03 – State Police, West Virginia State Police Career Progression System (WV)
27. 81 CSR 05 – State Police, Contracted Police or Security Services (WV)
28. 81 CSR 08 – State Police, West Virginia State Police Member Grievance Procedure (WV)
29. 61 CSR 11 – Agriculture, Regulations Governing Public Markets (MW)
30. 61 CSR 15 – Agriculture, Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk (MW)
31. 61 CSR 37 – Agriculture, Agritourism (MW)
32. 16 CSR 01 – Physical Therapists, General Provisions for Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant (DM)
33. 16 CSR 05 – Physical Therapists, General Provisions for Athletic Trainers (DM)
34. 174 CSR 01 – Real Estate Commission, Licensing Real Estate Brokers, Associate Brokers, and Salespersons and the Conduct of Brokerage Business (DM)
35. 175 CSR 02 – ABCA, Private Club Licensing (PC)
36. 110 CSR 01H – Tax Department, Valuation of Timberland and Managed Timberlands (PC)
37. 110 CSR 01M – Tax Department, Valuation of Public Utility Property for Ad Valorem Property Tax Purposes (PC)
38. 110 CSR 13Q – Tax Department, Commercial Patent Incentives Tax Credits (PC)
39. 110 CSR 16A – Tax Department, Online Bingo and Raffles (PC)
40. 110 CSR 21H – Tax Department, Income Tax Credits for Property Taxes Paid (PC)
41. 110 CSR 36 – Tax Department, Preneed Cemetery Companies (PC)

V. Other Business

VI. Adjournment

Note: Agenda and order are tentative and subject to change.