Interim Committee Schedule & Agendas

1. Call to order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of minutes from 12/08/2025

4. Presentations

a. Water and Wastewater Infrastructure funding procedure and availability

• Dr. Mark Sarver - Exec Director WV Water Development Authority

• Harold Ward - Secretary of WV Department of Environmental Protection

• Sara Payne Scarbro - Assoc Vice President of Gov Relations & External Affairs Marshall Univ. and Travis Mollohan - VP, Government Relations     & Strategic Affairs, West Virginia University

5. Miscellaneous Business

6. Adjournment

1. Call to order

2. Roll call

3. Approval of August 11, 2026, Minutes

4. Overview of case management services for disaster recovery and discussion on current status of case management services for recent disasters in the state   

   Matthew Blackwood, Director, Emergency Management Division

5. Update on recent flooding recovery efforts

   Matthew Blackwood, Director, Emergency Management Division

6. Other business

7. Adjourn

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes from 6/15/2026

IV. Presentation

Sarah Biller - Fintech Founder and Investor Discussion of Financial Technology and Digital Currency

V. Miscellaneous Business

VI. Adjournment

I.  Meeting Called to Order

II.  Silent Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes from previous meeting

 IV.  Presentations:

                Geoff Lawrence, David Morgan and Madison Carlino, Reason Foundation

                Discussion of regulating psilocybin 

               Scott Eubank, Director, Office of Community Health Systems and Health Promotion 

               Hilary Payne, Director, Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention

                Update HB4982 - Make West Virginia Healthy Act of 2026

                Cheryl Henry, M. Ed., Executive Director, West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling

                Discussion of licensure requirements

  V.         Other Business

 VI.         Adjournment

I. Meeting Called to Order

 II.  Silent Roll Call

 III.  Approval of minutes of previous meetings

 IV.  Presentation:

      John Hoffman, American Kidney Fund

      Discussion of health insurance for living organ donors

 V. Other Business

 VI. Adjournment

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of August 9, 2026, Minutes

IV. Departmental Presentation

• Michael Baylous, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

V. PERD Reports

• Massage Therapy Licensure Board

VI. ABCA Update on HB 5437

• Shawn Smith, Licensing Manager, Department of Revenue

• Benny Eplin, Enforcement Director, Department of Revenue

VII. Home Rule Board

• Secretary Eric Nelson, Department of Revenue

• Mayor Jerry Marco, President, WV Municipal League

VIII. Other Business

IX. Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

4. Success of Underwood Smith Teaching Scholarship

• Chancellor Sarah Tucker, WVHEPC

5. ReshoreWV: Reshoring Opportunities in West Virginia

• West Virginia Manufacturing Association (WVMA), President, Bill Bissett PhD 
• WVHEPC, Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration, Matt Turner
• ReshoreWV/National Reshoring Center, Founder, Ed Ryan 
• West Virginia University, Supply Chain Management Program, Chair, John Saldanha PhD 
• Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center, Director, Derek Scarbro
• Marshall University, Director, Center for Business and Economic Research, Kent Sowards PhD
• University of Charleston, MBA Student, Kelton Boblits
• Rubberlite, Senior Vice President, Jeffrey Goad 

6. Other Business

      7. Adjournment

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of minutes of previous meeting

IV. Presentation:

                        Discussion of Child Welfare System Safeguards

                        Kevin M. Boden, Director, Legal and Legislative Advocacy, Home School Legal Defense Association

                       Ms. Kim Legg, Kanawha County Schools Lead Social Worker/Attendance Director

                        Kendra Boley-Rogers, Deputy Commissioner -  Bureau of Social Services 

 V. Other Business

VI. Adjournment

1.       Call to Order
2.       Roll Call
3.        Approval of Minutes from August 10th, 2026 meeting
4.       Presentation: Safety and Collaboration in Construction Zones for Fire and EMS

•         Scott Eplin, Assistant Deputy Secretary, West Virginia Department of Transportation

5.       Other Business
6.       Adjournment

1.          Approval of August 11, 2026, minutes

2.          Committee Reports/Requests

3.          Monthly/Quarterly Reports Received

                   General Revenue & Federal Funds

                         (Peter Shirley, Deputy Secretary, Department of Revenue)

                   The WVU Cancer Institute Economic and Community Impact

                         (Dr. Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, Executive Chair & Director, WVU Cancer  
                          Institute)

                   Board of Treasury Report Distribution

4.          Other Business

5.          Adjournment

1. Call to order.
2. Roll call.
3. Approval of minutes for the August 11, 2026 meeting.
4. WVCTCCE, 135-08, WV Invests Grant Program. Melissa White, Counsel, House Education Committee.
5. WVCTCCE, 135-35, Business, Occupational, and Trade Schools. Hank Hager, Counsel, Senate Education Committee.
6. Other business.
7. Adjourn.

1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Approval of December 9, 2025 Meeting Minutes.
3. Approval of January 13, 2026 Meeting Minutes.
4. Post Audit Division Report on Department of Tourism-Arts, Culture & History- presented by Adam Fridley.
5. Post Audit Report on Broadband Loan Insurance Program (BLINS)-presented by Adam Fridley.
6. Post Audit Report on 5F-1-7 Website Requirements-Compliance Review presented by Adam Fridley.
7. Adjourn.

I.  Meeting Called to Order

 II.   Silent Roll Call

 III.  Approval of Minutes from previous meeting

 IV.  Presentations:

Kendra Boley Rogers, Deputy Commissioner, BSS and Chanin Krivonyak, Deputy Secretary and General Counsel DoHS 

Discussion of CPS placements

Christy Donohue, Commissioner, Bureau for Medical Services

Discussion of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

Discussion of IDD and Dental Medicaid Rates; IDD Waitlist

Update SB231

 V.  Other Business

 VI.  Adjournment

1. Call to Order  

2. Roll Call  

3. Approval of Minutes  

4. Review of FY 2026 Budget Year Matters  

Eric Nelson, Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Revenue

Dr. Peter Shirley, Deputy Secretary, West Virginia Department of Revenue

Aaron Snodgrass, Director, West Virginia State Budget Office    

5. Update on Rural Health Transformation Program  

Dr. Arvin Singh, Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Health    

6. Other Business     

7. Adjournment    

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Presentations –

     Regulatory & Legislative Reform, Incentives, Transparency, & Accountability -
     Christine H. Davies, Deputy Secretary for Economic Development & Workforce Participation

     Update on the West Virginia Office of Entrepreneurship
     Lesli Taylor – Coordinator, West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office

     Arkansas Reform Roadmap –
     Bart Hester – President Pro Tempore, Arkansas State Senate

V. Other Business

VI. Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes from August 11, 2026 meeting

4. Presentation: Recruitment and retention of state correctional officers and law-enforcement officers

• David Kelly, Commissioner, Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation

• Rodney Miller, Executive Director, West Virginia Sheriffs Association

• First Sgt. S.C. Allen, West Virginia State Police

5. Other Business

6. Adjournment

1. Call to Order 

2. Roll Call 

3. Approval of August 9 and 11, 2026, meeting minutes 

4. Update on Office of Coalfield Community Development program activities, including efforts to recruit coal miners to the field

Nicholas Preservati, Deputy Secretary and Director of Office of Energy (OOE), WV Department of Commerce (DOC) 

5. Update on Public Energy Authority activities

Nicholas Preservati, Deputy Secretary and Director of OOE, DOC 

6. Update on upgrades to coal-fired power plants

• • David Ellis, Director of Quality Assurance, Public Service Commission of WV (PSC
  • Terry Eads, Director - Utilities Division, PSC
  • Abby Reale, Senior Advisor, WV Government Affairs – External Affairs,FirstEnergy Corp.
  • Sammy Gray, Director of Government Affairs, Appalachian Power

7.         Other business

8.         Adjournment

  I.    Call to Order

 II.    Roll Call

III.   Approval of August 10, 2026, meeting minutes

IV.    Presentations

       Executive Director Chuck Smith, WV Parkways Authority

•          Operational and financial updates

 Secretary Todd Rumbaugh, WV Department of Transportation

•          Update SRIC Questionnaire

 V.   Miscellaneous Business

•          Establishment of a “District Report Card” - Rather than simply asking DOT to tell the committee what it accomplished, require the same metrics for all 10 DOH districts. For example: safety, pavement condition, lane-miles paved, potholes repaired, ditching performed, culverts replaced, bridges repaired, vacancies, overtime, maintenance expenditures per lane-mile, complaints received/closed, and projects late/on-time.

•          A “Top 25 Projects” dashboard. Have DOT identify the state's 25 largest active projects and give the commission a one-page table every interim: Project | Original Cost | Current Cost | % Complete | Original Completion | Current Completion | Change Orders | Principal Risk We would do this so we A) establish that expectation, and B) provide the committee an ability to track performance from meeting to meeting rather than receiving isolated snapshots.

VI.  Adjournment