WV HB2608 | 2017 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Foward to future HB2608

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-21 - To House Roads and Transportation
Pending: House Roads & Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to require the Commissioner of Highways to contract with private providers or contractors for emergency maintenance operations if the Division of Highways cannot complete operations in a timely manner; to create a provisional appointment procedure for Division of Highway positions necessary for snow and ice removal from roadways; to authorize the Division of Highways to solicit applications and appoint qualified applicants to provisional snow and ice removal positions pending permanent appointment; to exempt provisionary appointments for snow and ice removal services from State Personnel Board Procedures and oversight; to create a process by which individual provisionary snow and ice removal appointees shall be converted to permanent employees within the classified service system once certain requirements are met; and to require the Division of Highways to follow ethical guidelines and certain practices when posting provisional appointments and making provisional appointments to snow and ice removal positions.

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Title

Requiring the Commissioner of Highways to contract with private providers or contractors for certain emergency maintenance operations

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-21HouseTo House Roads and Transportation
2017-02-21HouseIntroduced in House
2017-02-21HouseTo Roads and Transportation then Finance
2017-02-21HouseFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

HB2608 (Carry Over) 2017-02-21 - To House Roads and Transportation
HJR6 (Similar To) 2017-02-08 - To House Judiciary

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
172A8dNew CodeSee Bill Text
2964aNew CodeSee Bill Text

West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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