HB2200 HFA Nelson and Shott 2-2

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            Delegates Nelson and Shott moved to amend the bill on page two, section one hundred two, following line seven by striking out section one hundred two in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new section one hundred two to read as follows:

Ҥ49-1-102. Legislative Intent; continuation of existing statutory provisions; no increase in funding obligations.

            In recodifying the child welfare law of this state during the regular session of the Legislature in the year 2015, it is intended by the Legislature that each specific reenactment of a substantively similar prior statutory provision will be construed as continuing the intended meaning of the corresponding prior statutory provision and any existing judicial interpretation of the prior statutory provision. It is not the intent of the Legislature, by recodifying the child welfare law of this state during the regular session of the Legislature in the year 2015 to alter the substantive law of this state as it relates to child welfare or to increase or enlarge any funding obligation of any spending unit of the state.”;

            And,

            On page three, section one hundred four, following line seven, by striking out section one hundred four in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new section one hundred four to read as follows:

Ҥ49-1-104. West Virginia Code replacement; no increase of funding obligations to be construed.

            (a) The Department of Health and Human Resources and the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety are not required to change any form or letter that contains a citation to this code that is changed or otherwise affected by the recodification of this chapter during the 2015 regular session of the Legislature unless specifically required by a provision of this code.

            (b) No provision of the recodification of this chapter during the 2015 regular session of the Legislature may be construed to increase or enlarge any funding obligation of any spending unit of the state.”