Bill Text: WV HB2206 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Creating the "West Virginia Winner" program to promote healthy living
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-13 - To House Health and Human Resources [HB2206 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2013-HB2206-Introduced.html
(By Delegates Iaquinta, Perdue, Boggs, Azinger, Hamilton, Ferro, Walters and Caputo)
[Introduced February 13, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-1E-6 relating to requiring the Office of Healthy Lifestyles to create and administer the "West Virginia Winner" program to promote healthy living and improve lifestyle and increase longevity of West Virginia residents by participating in various athletic and cultural events in the fifty-five counties; setting forth the types of athletic and cultural events that may be included in the program; establishing competitive and noncompetitive bidding requirements; permitting county commissions to determine the types of events to hold; setting forth who may participate in the events; providing for winners in different age groups; establishing districts to be comprised of eleven counties each; and setting participant fee schedules for individuals, businesses, schools and other organizations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-1E-6, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1E. HEALTHY WEST VIRGINIA PROGRAM.
§5-1E-6. Additional powers and duties of the office; sport and ___cultural events.
__(a) In addition to the powers and authority conferred upon the Office of Healthy Lifestyles by section three of this article, the Office of Healthy Lifestyles shall establish a program of specific athletic and cultural events to be known as "West Virginia Winner" to promote healthy living and improve life style and increase longevity of West Virginia residents by participating in various athletic and cultural events.
__(b) The program shall include a plan of competitive bidding for athletic and cultural procedures and events to be held in each of the counties of the state which shall provide:
__(1) That the various athletic events may include, but not be limited to, any of the following participatory athletic events: bowling, tennis, archery, swimming, track and field events, boccie, road bowling, volleyball, three-man basketball and golf. The various cultural events may include, but not be limited to, dancing, poetry composition and reading, singing, painting and sculpting, academic and historical events, chess, checkers, spelling bees and contests and video games. The Office of Healthy Lifestyles shall inform the county commission of each county of the specific events for participant bidding, including the type of venue required for the event, the minimum bid required for each such event, the estimated cost of holding the event and that, if a county has the winning bid for an event, that county may establish the rules associated with participating in the event, whether athletic or cultural.
__(2) That the county commission of each county shall determine in which types of events the county desires to participate and notify the Office of Healthy Lifestyles. The county commissions may then submit bids to the Office of Healthy Lifestyles and Governor's office to host a specific physical or cultural event. Bids shall be submitted on or before July 1, 2013 and opened by the Office of Healthy Lifestyles on July 1, 2013, which shall notify the county commissions of the counties with winning bids and for which events the county will host. The Office of Healthy Lifestyles shall develop a plan for competitive athletic and culture events that shall be conducted in each county without the necessity of bidding, in addition to those events requiring competitive bidding. County commissions shall inform all other groups involved in the county such as parks and recreation, public schools and schools of higher education of the winning bid. All in-state colleges and universities may also be included to help facilitate the different activities that each county would like to conduct. There may be categories of participation in the various athletic and cultural events that include federal, state and local municipalities, in-state colleges and universities, large corporations, small businesses and different professional entities such as doctors, lawyers, accountants and others.
__(3) For winners in each such event from each of the fifty-five counties in different age groups: The plan shall provide for five districts, composed of eleven counties each, with a winner in each such event from each district if the county only prefers regional winners of all counties.
_____(4) For fees to be paid by participants in each event: There shall be a $10 participant fee for each event. Counties that win bids to host events shall send in total of the initial bid. These counties will be reimbursed fifty percent of their bids. Counties that do not win bids to host an event will send in one hundred percent of the participant fee.
_____(5) That there is a participation fee with large corporations paying $500, small businesses $150, in-state colleges and universities, fraternal organizations and nonprofit organizations $100. Every individual who participates shall pay a one-time $10 entry fee.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the "West Virginia Winner" program to promote healthy living and improve lifestyle and increase longevity of West Virginia residents by participating in various athletic and cultural events in the fifty-five counties. The bill sets forth the types of athletic and cultural events that may be included in the program. The bill sets forth competitive and noncompetitive bidding requirements. The bill permits county commissions to determine the types of events to hold. The bill sets forth the types of participants to be included. The bill provides for winners in age groups and establishes districts to be comprised of eleven counties each. The bill sets participant fee schedules for individuals, businesses, schools and other organizations. The bill provides that the program be administered by the Office of Healthy Lifestyles.
This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.