The purpose of this bill is to provide for the joining of the Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission by the state of West Virginia.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Human Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Recovery Residence Certification and Accreditation Program.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to hazardous waste management system.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Examiners of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to mandate applicants for initial and provisional license as a speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or speech-language pathology or audiology assistant to submit to a criminal background check as a condition of licensure.

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The purpose of this bill is to require that all appropriations that exceed $1 million to any single private business entity must be brought as a stand-alone bill to both the House of Delegates and the Senate, prohibiting either the House of Delegates or the Senate or both the House of Delegates and the Senate from authorizing a series of appropriations of less than $1 million that combine to exceed $1 million to a single private business entity, setting a limit of $10 million on the annual balance of the Economic Development Promotion and Closing Fund, setting a limit of $100 million on the annual budget of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Investment Fund.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to dispensaries of the Medical Cannabis Program.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to retention and disposal scheduling.This section is new; therefore,

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The purpose of this bill is to require that mental hygiene regions be created by the Supreme Court of Appeals; clarify that mental hygiene evaluations and proceedings may be conducted by video technology; grant civil immunity for mental health service providers who do involuntary commitment proceedings and setting out exceptions; create a temporary observation release for mental hygiene respondents; clarify that chief medical officer releases requiring approval of circuit court only apply to forensic patients; require hearings for any commitment period of longer than 90 days and prohibiting any person from being civilly committed to longer than 120 days without a hearing to determine whether the individual continues to meet commitment criteria; remove obsolete language regarding transcripts of proceedings to circuit court of county of residence; restructure the mental hygiene commissioner system by authorizing new mental hygiene regions and full-time mental hygiene commissioners employed by the Supreme Court of Appeals; authorize mental hygiene proceedings and evaluations by video and requiring facilities to provide technology that meets Supreme Court of Appeals specifications; authorize statewide coverage for mental hygiene evaluations and permitting a mental hygiene commissioner to exclude evaluator testimony based on the West Virginia Rules of Evidence; and require each Certified Community Mental Health Center to ensure that at least one examiner is available to provide uniform and continuous coverage in each region, including afterhours, weekends, and holidays.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to special fishing.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Real Estate Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to consideration of prior criminal convictions in initial license eligibility determination.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Police to promulgate a legislative rule relating to cadet selection.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fees for services rendered by the Board.This section is new; therefore,

The purpose of this bill is to require transparency from the Department of Human Services.