West Virginia House Bill 2473 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-11 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to permit the limited use of juvenile records in grievance proceedings regarding employees of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation when such records prove relevant. The bill permits the release of such records only after a hearing to determine relevancy by the Public Employees Grievance Board. The bill provides for the sealing of such relevant records from public view and the redaction of any identifying information related to the juvenile. The bill places certain limitations on the grieving party's use of such records. The bill permits a grieving party's representative access to such records. The bill requires a court order for any further use of such records outside of the grievance proceeding. The bill subjects the grievant and grievance representative to criminal penalties for violations of the section. Finally, the bill makes technical corrections.

To permit the limited use of juvenile records in grievance proceedings regarding employees of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation when such records prove relevant.

Del. Tom Fast [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-11	House	To House Judiciary
2023-01-11	House	Introduced in House
2023-01-11	House	To Judiciary
2023-01-11	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
49	5	101	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2473&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2473%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2473