Bill Text: WV HCR129 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced

West Virginia House Concurrent Resolution 129 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Study of the West Virginia Office on Drug Policy.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-7)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-04-08 - Communicated to Senate [HCR129 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2017-HCR129-Introduced.html

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 129

(By Delegates Ellington, Arvon, Atkinson, Baldwin, Bates, Criss, Dean, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Hill, Holland, Love, Pushkin, Queen, Robinson, Rohrbach, Rowan, Sobonya, Summers and White )

[Introduced April 7, 2017]

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the progress of the West Virginia Office on Drug Policy.

Whereas, Low education levels, high rates of unemployment and job-related injuries are closely linked to abuse of alcohol, illicit drugs and prescription medications and West Virginia meets that criteria; and

Whereas, West Virginia continues to be among the states that lead the country in drug overdoses, and overdose deaths per capita; and

Whereas, In West Virginia, 28.9 per every 100,000 people suffer prescription drug overdose fatalities; and

Whereas, During the 2017 legislative session the State Legislature created the Office on Drug Policy; and

Whereas, The Office on Drug Policy has been charged with devising a plan to reduce the prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse by at least ten percent; therefore be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Health & Human Resources is hereby requested to study and assess the progress of the Office on Drug Policy; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2018 on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation need to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, prepare a report and draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.