Chapter 4, Chapter 4

(a) The commission shall meet in Charleston, West Virginia, at the place and time designated by the chairperson with at least ten days’ written notice to the members of the commission. (b) The commission shall meet at the call of the chairperson or at the request of a majority of…

There is hereby created the position of Legislative Auditor who shall be appointed by the committee to serve at its will and pleasure. The Legislative Auditor shall be solely responsible to the committee.

Each member of the Legislature shall receive, in addition to the basic compensation provided for in §4-2A-2 of this code, additional compensation of $200 per day for each day of attendance in person upon any business of the Senate or House of Delegates, as the case may be, on eac…

(a) During any time it is convened, the commission shall study the compensation structure for justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, circuit court judges, family court judges, magistrates and any other judicial officer subject to election and which office requires the judge to…

(a) The Legislative Auditor shall have the following powers, which he or she may exercise as directed by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Delegates: (1) To compile fiscal information for the Senate and the House of Delegates; (2) To make an audit and ana…

(a) In addition to the basic and additional compensation provided in §4-2A-2 and §4-2A-3 of this code, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall each receive additional compensation of: (1) $150 per day for each day actually served during any reg…

(a) In addition to the basic and any additional compensation provided for in §4-2A-2, §4-2A-3, and §4-2A-4 of this code, each member shall receive interim compensation of $200 per day for each day actually engaged in the performance of interim duties Provided, That the total addi…

The Legislative Auditor shall compile revenue and budgetary reports, in such form and with such itemization and other information as the committee shall prescribe, at least 30 days prior to any legislative session, and submit them to the committee with appropriate recommendations…

(a) Each member of the Legislature is entitled to be reimbursed, upon submission of an expense voucher, for expenses incurred incident to travel in the performance of his or her duties as a member of the Legislature or any committee of the Legislature, whether the committee is op…

As compensation for his services the Legislative Auditor shall receive a sum to be fixed by the committee. He shall receive, in addition, the necessary traveling expenses incident to the performance of his duties.

(a) Each member of the Legislature who does not commute daily shall receive the sum of $175 per day as per diem allowance in connection with any regular, extended, extraordinary session, interim assignment or for any member authorized by the presiding officer. Any member of the L…

In addition to reimbursement for travel expenses as authorized in section six of this article, each member of the Legislature traveling from West Virginia to an out-of-state point or points and returning incident to the performance of his or her duties as a member of the Legislat…

The Legislative Auditor may recommend that the committee employ such assistants or employees as the Legislative Auditor believes to be necessary for the efficient discharge of his or her tasks. The committee may, in its discretion, employ assistants and employees to aid the Legis…

The office of the Legislative Auditor shall be located at the state Capitol and shall be open at all reasonable times for the transaction of business. All state departments, institutions or other agencies of the state government shall provide necessary comfortable space for the p…

The Joint Committee on Government and Finance, heretofore existing under a joint rule of the Senate and House of Delegates, is hereby continued as a statutory body. This committee shall be composed of seven members of the Senate, six of whom shall be appointed by the President of…

The expenses of the committee shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate and contingent fund of the House of Delegates in equal amounts. The members of the committee shall receive no remuneration for their services, other than actual expenses incurred in the discharge o…

It shall be the duty of the committee to consider matters referred to it by legislative resolution, and to study and survey matters of government, finance, and claims against the state and to make a report of its studies, findings and such recommendations as it may deem proper an…

The Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall coordinate meetings between regular sessions of the Legislature of all legislative committees and legislative commissions established by and operating under general law and shall authorize interim meetings of said committees and…

(a) The Joint Committee on Government and Finance has the authority over and direction of joint legislative agencies, personnel, and services, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) The Commission on Special Investigations provided for in §4-5-1 et seq. of this code; (…

For the purpose of obtaining information in conjunction with the formulation of new laws or the revision of existing laws or in conjunction with any investigation or survey, the committee, or an employee duly authorized by the committee, shall have access to any and all records o…

(a) The Joint Committee on Government and Finance is authorized to provide information from portions of the Legislature's computer data to persons through the Internet, or through other means approved by the committee, for noncommercial use, with or without charge. The committee …

The Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall create and implement a background check program to facilitate the processing and analysis of the criminal history and background of applicants for employment by the Legislature. In the course of determining an applicant’s eligib…

The Commission on Special Investigations is continued. The commission shall continue to be composed of the President of the Senate and four members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party; and …

(a) The Commission on Special Investigations may, by majority vote: (1) Conduct a comprehensive and detailed investigation into the purchasing practices and procedures of the state; (2) Determine if there is reason to believe that the laws or public policy of the state in connect…

The commission may conduct proceedings in a confidential executive session for the purpose of establishing business, establishing policy, reviewing investigations, and interrogating a witness or witnesses: Provided, That if a witness desires a public or open hearing the witness m…

The members of the commission shall receive travel, interim, and out-of-state expenses, as authorized in §4-2A-6 and §4-2A-8 of this code. Such expenses and all other expenses, including those incurred in the employment of legal, technical, investigative, clerical, stenographic, …

(a) The investigations conducted by the commission and the materials, in any medium, including hard copy and electronic, placed in the custody of the commission as a result of any such investigation are exempt from public disclosure under the provisions of chapter 29B of this cod…

(a) A person is guilty of making a false statement to the Commission on Special Investigations when: (1) Such person, with the intent to impede the commission or to impede an investigator of the commission acting in the lawful exercise of his or her official duties, knowingly and…

(a) A person is guilty of impersonating a member or employee of the Commission on Special Investigations when he or she does one of the following: (1) Falsely represents himself or herself to be a member or employee of the commission; (2) Falsely represents himself or herself to …

(a) Upon the retirement of a member of the commission’s investigative staff, the cochairs of the commission shall award to the retiring employee a duty weapon used by the employee when that employee retires honorably after having served: (1) At least 20 years of actual service on…

(a) The Capitol Building Commission is continued, and is composed of nine members, five of which are appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b) One member is appointed by the President of the Senate, one member is appointed by the Speaker of the Hou…

Members shall be appointed for terms of four years and may be reappointed at the expiration of their terms. In the event of a vacancy, an appointment shall be made to fill the unexpired term. Whenever the approval of the commission is requested, as required by sections four and f…

The capitol building commission shall organize by electing a chairman, a vice chairman and a secretary from among the members of the commission. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation and shall be reimbursed for such necessary travel expenses, subsistence …

The Capitol Building Commission shall review and approve or reject all plans recommending substantial physical changes inside or outside the state capitol building or surrounding complex, which affect the appearance thereof. In all instances constituting a substantial physical ch…

No contract or contracts which will result in physical changes to the capitol building or any approaches, structures or facilities incidental thereto shall be let, nor shall any physical changes be made not requiring a contract, until approval of the commission has been obtained.

This article shall be known as and may be cited as the West Virginia Performance Review Act.

(a) A regulatory board review is required for all regulatory boards. (b) A regulatory board review shall be performed on each regulatory board at least once every 12 years. (c) A regulatory board review may be conducted more frequently than once in 12 years and may be conducted i…

(a) After an agency review or a regulatory board review, if the committee finds that an agency or a regulatory board needs further review, then the committee may request a compliance review. (b) If the committee requests a compliance review for an agency or a regulatory board, th…

(a) If the Legislature terminates an agency or regulatory board, then the agency or regulatory board shall continue in existence until July 1, of the next succeeding year for the purpose of winding up its affairs. Upon the expiration of one year after termination, the agency or r…

(a) On or before June 30 of the wind-up year, the terminated agency or regulatory board shall file a written statement with the Secretary of the Department of Administration and the division describing the disposition of its funds, assets, equipment and records. (b) The division …

(a) The specifications of schedules for, and the scope of, agency and regulatory board reviews in this article shall not preclude a legislative review or reevaluation of any agency or program at other times. The joint standing committee may request a review of the performance, pu…

(a) The Legislature finds that: (1) State government has created many state agencies without sufficient Legislative Oversight, regulatory accountability or an effective system of checks and balances; (2) State agencies have been created without demonstrable evidence that their be…

As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: "Agency" or "state agency" means a state governmental entity, including any bureau, department, division, commission, agency, committee, office, board, authority, subdivision, program, council, adv…

(a) To carry out the duties set forth in this article, the committee, any authorized employee of the committee, the Legislative Auditor or any employee of the division working at the direction of the committee, shall have access, including copying, to all records of every state a…

(a) At the direction of the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and upon notification from the division, a department shall prepare and make a presentation to the committee. The purpose of the presentation is to inform the Legislature as to the progr…

(a) The division shall conduct agency reviews of one or more state agencies each year. An agency review shall be conducted of each state agency at least once every 15 years. An agency review may be conducted more frequently than once in 15 years and may be conducted in the discre…

(a) The division shall conduct regulatory board reviews on each regulatory board to ascertain if there is a need for the continuation, consolidation, or termination of the regulatory board as one of its duties. (b) A regulatory board review shall be performed on each regulatory b…

(a) On November 23, 1998, tobacco product manufacturers entered into a settlement agreement with the state. This master settlement agreement releases those manufacturers from past, present and specific future claims against them in return for payment of annual sums of money to th…

The Legislature finds and declares that in order to carry out its responsibility for the enactment of all appropriations needed for the operation of state government, the Legislature needs continuous and accurate accounts of the amounts and purposes of all federal funds being req…

Members of the board and persons acting on the authority's behalf, while acting within the scope of their employment or agency, are not subject to personal liability resulting from carrying out the powers and duties conferred on them under this article.