Interim Committee Schedule & Agendas

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Discussion on 420, Relating to distribution of certain taxes and surcharges to benefit volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments.
4. Other Business
5. Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

4. Update on Review of W.Va. Code §8-22A-28 Plan Providing for Extension of Social Security Benefits to Members of the Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System

          Austin McVey- Director of Social Security/ Accounting Manager/ State Auditor's Office

5. Retirement Benefits Enhancement- Consideration of Legislation

          Jeffrey Fleck, Executive Director

          Consolidated Public Retirement Board

6. Update on Proposals for Transfers of Service of Active Police Officers and Firefighters from or within the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)

          Jeffrey Fleck, Executive Director, Consolidated Retirement Board

          Kenneth Woodson, Board Actuary, Consolidated Public Retirement Board

7. Other Business

8. Announcements

9. Adjournments

*Agenda subject to change

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes - November 14, 2022

4. Review of FY 2023 Budget Year Matters  

      Dave Hardy, Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Revenue

      Mark Muchow, Deputy Secretary, West Virginia Department of Revenue

      Michael Cook, State Budget Director

5. Preview of FY 2024 Budget Request

      Chelsea Ruby, Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Tourism

6. Geographical Pay Differentials for West Virginia State Employees

      Sheryl R. Webb, Director, West Virginia Division of Personnel

7. Announcements

8. Adjourn 

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Presentations on Public Nuisance Law

            Elbert Lin, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

            Tony Majestro, Partner, Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.

       5.  Presentation on Proposed Interim Legislation on Juror Incentivization Measures

            Liz Schindzielorz, Staff Counsel 

       6.  Presentation on Definition of “Sexual Contact”

             Perri J. De Christopher, Prosecuting Attorney, Monongalia County

       7.  Other Business

       8.   Adjournment

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of June 13, 2022, September 13, 2022, and November 13, 2022, Minutes     
4. James Meadows, General Counsel for the Division of Purchasing, Presentation on an Overview of the Division of Purchasing, and the Practical Effects of HB 4499.
5. Reports presented by Performance Evaluation & Research Division (PERD):

• Board of Medicine - Brandon Burton
• Board of Pharmacy – Aaron Allred
• Division of Motor Vehicle - Chris Carney
• Division of Aeronautics – Noah Browning

      6. Other Business

      7. Adjournment

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of June 13, 2022, September 13, 2022, and November 13, 2022, Minutes     
4. James Meadows, General Counsel for the Division of Purchasing, Presentation on an Overview of the Division of Purchasing, and the Practical Effects of HB 4499.
5. Reports presented by Performance Evaluation & Research Division (PERD):

• Board of Medicine - Brandon Burton
• Board of Pharmacy – Aaron Allred
• Division of Motor Vehicle - Chris Carney
• Division of Aeronautics – Noah Browning

      6. Other Business

      7. Adjournment

1. Call to order

2. Roll call

3. Approval of the minutes from June 13, 2022 and November 13, 2022

4. MLK curriculum

• Dr. Vern Howard, Chair of the Colorado MLK Holiday Commission – and organizer of the nation’s largest MLK holiday parade

5. School Safety

• Keith Vititoe, Safety Director, Kanawha County Schools
• Ross Mellinger, Sherriff, Jackson County

6. Behavioral Health

• Dr. Cynthia Persily, Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences at West Virginia HEPC

7. Behavioral Health Legislation for Approval

• Melissa White, Chief Counsel, House Education Committee

8. LSIC Legislation for Approval

• Hank Hager, Chief Counsel, Senate Education Committee

9. Other Business
10. Adjournment

1. Call to order.

2. Roll call.

3. Approval of minutes from the meetings on April 26, 2022, May 24, 2022, and June 14, 2022.

4. An introduction to digital consumer privacy rights. Pooja Tolani, Associate Corporate Counsel for Microsoft.

5. State technology update. Joshua Spence, Chief Information Officer, Office of Technology.

6. Digitization opportunities for state government. Chuck Flannery, Secretary of State’s Office.

7. Overview of higher education information technology programs offered and job demand. Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Chancellor, HEPC & CTCC.

8. Other Business.

9.  Adjournment.

AGENDA

Date: Monday, December 5, 2022
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00p.m.
Location: Senate Judiciary Committee Room, 208 West

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

1. DHHR and Insurance Commission, All-Payer Claim Database – Submission Manual, 114A CSR 03

IV. Other Business

V. Adjournment

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

         I.            Meeting called to order

       II.            Roll call

     III.            Approval of minutes

    IV.            Ms. Marie Prezioso, Executive Director, West Virginia Water Development Authority

Presentation including an update on water and sewer projects around the state.

      V.            Miscellaneous business

    VI.            Adjournment

         I.            Meeting called to order

       II.            Roll call

     III.            Discussion of proposals concerning naming resolutions, naming applications, and naming resolution process

    IV.            Miscellaneous business

      V.            Adjournment

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of September 11, 2022, Minutes
4. James Bailey, Acting Secretary, Department of Commerce and Brett McMillion, Director, WVDNR, presentation on the implementation of HB 4408.
5. Other Business
6. Adjournment       

         I.            Meeting called to order

       II.            Roll call

     III.            Approval of minutes

    IV.            Receive report from Naming Resolutions Sub-Committee

      V.            Discussion of proposals concerning naming resolutions, naming applications, and naming resolution process

    VI.            Consideration of request for annual report from the Department of Transportation

   VII.            Secretary Jimmy Wriston, West Virginia Department of Transportation

Update on readiness to address bad weather events, canopy clearing status, transfer of responsibilities related to personnel from DOP to DOH, hiring needs, construction sign removal timing, and bonded roads

 VIII.            Director Jeff Miller, West Virginia Parkways Authority

Update on toll system upgrades, toll increases, infrastructure improvement projects and source of revenue for payment for improvements, and traffic figures

     IX.            Miscellaneous business

       X.            Adjournment

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of June & September 2022 minutes
4. Update on taxation of managed timberland

•  Matt Irby, Tax Commissioner, WV State Tax Department

      5. Other Business

• 2022-23 Final Report

      6. Adjournment

 Joint Committee on Children and Families
West Virginia Legislature

State Capitol Building

Charleston, WV 25305

Agenda

Senator Patricia Rucker and Delegate Ruth Rowan, Co-Chairs

Monday, December 5, 2022
6:00 – 7:00pm
Senate Judiciary Committee Room

1. Call to order.

2. Roll call.

3. Approval of minutes from the meetings held on September 13, 2022 and November 15, 2022.

4. Health coverage for children and families after end of federal Public Health Emergency declaration. Seth DiStefano/Kelly Allen, WV Center on Budget & Policy.

5. Child welfare/foster parent portal. Jeremiah Samples, Legislative Healthcare Advisor.

6. Other Business.

7. Adjourn

*Agenda subject to change

Meeting Called to Order

 Silent Roll Call

 Acceptance of Minutes from November 14, 2022

 Presentations:

• Mike Folio, Legal Director, Disability Rights West Virginia - Discussion of Issues at William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital

• Gaylene Miller, State Director, AARP WV and Janie Lou White, Executive Director, Preston County Senior Citizens, Inc. - Report & Recommendations of the West Virginia Direct Care Task Force

• Dr. Tara Hulsey, President, WV Registered Nurses Board - Presentation of Nurse Workforce Study

• Dr. Tim Lefeber, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, WVU School of Medicine - Update from the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Task Force

• Dr. Jeffson Chung, West Virginia University, WV Oral Health Program and Initiatives

• Sydne Enlund, Senior Policy Specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures – Addressing West Virginia Workforce

  Other Business

 Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of September 11, 2022, Minutes

4. Discussion on proposed legislation regarding $10 million of the state ARPA funds be appropriated for flood damage

Carl Fletcher, Counsel

5. Discussion on costs to maintain flood gauges

Jeremy White on behalf of the West Virginia Water Gaging Council  

Representative from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

6. Other Business

7. Adjournment

1.       Call to order
   
   
2.       Roll call/Quorum
   
   
3.       Approval of June 13, 2022, and September 12, 2022 meeting minutes
   
   
4.       Presentation of State Water Resources Report   
                                                                                                                                        

•                  Dawn Newell, Assistant Director
                   Division of Water and Waste Management
                   West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
  
  

5.       Other business
   
   
6.       Adjourn

1.  Call to order.

2.  Roll call.

3.  Approval of minutes from the meetings on November 14, 2022.

4.  Report on the progress in developing statewide strategic plan to address the nursing shortage (§30-7B-7). Jordyn Reed, Administrator, West Virginia Center for Nursing and Dr. Cynthia Persily, Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, HEPC.

5.  Financial aid comprehensive report (§18C-1-1(f) and §18B-1D-8a). Brian Weingart, Senior Director of Financial Aid, HEPC.

6.  Report on impact and effectiveness of the accreditation system (§18-2E-5(e)). Michele Blatt, Deputy Superintendent, Academic Achievement & Support, WVDE.

7.  EDGE Initiative report (§18-13-3). Clinton Burch, Technical Education Officer, WVDE.

8.  Other business.

9.  Adjourn.

1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Approval of September 11, 2022 Minutes.
3. Performance Evaluation & Research Division Report- Legislative Claims Commission- Claims Bill Appropriation- Presented by Lukas Griffith, Senior Research Analyst.
4. Post Audit Report- WV Division of Highways- Highway Maintenance-Presented by Stan Lynch, Deputy Director.
5. Presentation of the WV Division of Highways Financial Audit Report-Presented by Horace Emery, CPA, Suttle & Stalnaker CPAs PLLC.
6. Adjourn.

         I.            Meeting called to order

         II.            Roll call

         III.            Approval of minutes

         IV.            Secretary Ted Diaz, West Virginia Department of Veterans’ Assistance

• Presentation regarding: (i) metrics on veteran homelessness and unemployed disabled veterans in West Virginia; (ii) veteran services currently available in WV for homeless vets; and (iii) federal and/or state funding available for these programs

         V.            Mr. Matthew Muller, Green Acres Regional Center, Inc.

• Presentation regarding: (i) overall operation at Green Acres Regional d/b/a Lesage Natural; (ii) potential employment and housing opportunities at the Lesage facility for homeless/disabled vets; (iii) funding and facilities refurbishments necessary to place the housing and employment plan into operation for homeless/disabled vets

         VI.            Miscellaneous business

         VII.            Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

4. Overview: Workforce West Virginia 2022 Annual Report

          Scott A. Adkins, Acting Director, WorkForce WV

          Criss McCauley, Director of Field Operations, WorkForce WV

5. Update on Review of "Threshhold Wage," the "Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate," and FUnds in the West Virignia Unemployment Compensation Program.

          Scott A. Adkins, Acting Director, Workforce WV

6. Other Business

7. Announcements

8. Adjournment

*Agenda subject to change

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call 

3. Approval of Minutes

4. Presentation:  WV Build Ready Site Program

        Vic Sprouse, West Virginia Infrastructure Coordinator and Federal Funds and Grants Director, West Virginia Dept. of Economic      

         Development

5. Other Business

6. Announcements

7. Adjourn 

1.          Approval of November 13, 2022, minutes

2.          Committee Reports/Requests

3.          Monthly/Quarterly Reports Received

General Revenue & Federal Funds

            (Mark Muchow, Deputy Secretary, West Virginia Department of Revenue)

Department of Health & Human Resources

            (Bill J. Crouch, Secretary, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources)

Available for Questions

•          Cindy Beane, Commissioner, Bureau for Medical Services
•          Jeffrey Pack, Commissioner, Bureau for Social Services
•          Christina Mullins, Commissioner, Bureau for Behavioral Health
•          Shevona Lusk, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Health Facilities

Board of Treasury Report Distribution

4.          Other Business
   
   

November Interim Meetings  

5.          Adjournment

 I. Call to order

II. Roll Call

III. Adoption of Minutes

IV. Year-End Update of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Regarding Employee Vacancies, Deferred Maintenance of Facilities, and Facility Inmate Populations. - Brad Douglas, Acting Commissioner, Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation

V. Other business

VI. Adjournment

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of December 6, 2022, Minutes     
4. Consideration of SB 420, Relating to distribution of certain taxes and surcharges to benefit volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments, as amended.
5. Chris Hall, Executive Director, West Virginia EMS Coalition, Presentation on 2023 Legislative Priorities.
6. Other Business
7. Adjournment

I.        Call meeting to order

II.       Roll call

III.      Approval of Minutes: November 14, 2022

IV.      Presentation regarding "Introduction and the Federal Program for Hydrogen Fuels" by:

               Andrew Robinson, Director of Economic Development, Office of Senator Joe Manchin

V.       Presentation regarding "West Virginia's Role as a Leader in Hydrogen Fuels" by:

               Arria Hines, CEO, Allegheny Science & Technology

VI.      Presentation regarding "The Science of Hydrogen as a Fuel Source" by:   

              Pietro Di Zanno, P. Eng., Stantec

VII.    Miscellaneous

VIII.   Adjournment

1. Call to Order.

2. Roll Call.

3. Approval of minutes from the meeting on May 24, 2022.

4. Presentation from Professor Vince Cardi, WVU School of Law, Commissioner at The National Uniform Law Commission and Professor Juliet Moringiello, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Widener University Commonwealth Law School:

• Bills that the Uniform Law Commission recommends for passage this legislative session:

                      1. Uniform Commercial Code (Amendments)

                      2. Uniform Public Meetings During Emergencies Act

                        3. Uniform Collaborative Law Act

                        4. Modifications to W.Va. Code §29-1A-1 

5. Other Business.

6.  Adjournment.

I.     Call meeting to order

II.    Roll call

III.   Approval of Minutes: July 26, 2022; September 13, 2022; November 14, 2022

IV.   Presentation(s) by representatives of PJM Interconnection: 

•   Steve McElwee, Chief Information Security Officer

                 Topic:  Electric Grid and Cybersecurity

•   Tim Burdis, Senior Manager, State Policy Solutions

                 Topic:  Project Interconnection to the Electric Grid

•   Lory Murphy Lee, Manager, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs

                Topic:  Electric Vehicles and their Effects on the Electric Grid

V.    Miscellaneous

VI.  Adjournment

I.Meeting Called to Order

II. Silent Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes from June 14, July 26, and November 13, 2022

IV.  Presentations:

• Shevona Lusk, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Health Facilities

o   Presenting answers to LOCHHRA questionnaire

• Jeffrey M. Pack, Commissioner, Bureau for Social Services

o   Presenting answers to LOCHHRA questionnaire

• Janie Cole, Interim Commissioner, Bureau for Family Assistance

o   Presenting answers to LOCHHRA questionnaire

• Marilyn Pearce, Bureau for Social Services

o   Foster Care Outcomes

• Cammie Chapman, Bureau for Social Services

o   Workforce Study

 V. Other Business

VI. Adjournment