§15A-12-1. West Virginia Fusion Center Established
(a) The Governor shall establish, organize, equip, staff, and maintain a multiagency information fusion center (“Fusion Center”) to receive, analyze, and disseminate all hazard, crime, and threat information. The Department of Homeland Security shall operate the facility, as directed by the Governor, with oversight auditing and accountability to the select committee of the Legislature as […]
§15A-12-2. Operation of Center
(a) The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security shall operate the West Virginia Fusion Center under the direction of the Governor, with oversight auditing and accountability to the select committee of the Legislature as set forth herein, and shall cooperate with the United States Department of Homeland Security, local, county, state, or federal government agencies, […]
§15A-12-3. Joint Oversight Committee
(a) The Speaker of the House of Delegates and President of the Senate shall establish a select committee which shall have oversight of the information collected by the West Virginia Fusion Center to ensure the proper collection, dissemination, storage, and destruction of information or intelligence. The committee shall be composed of: (1) The Speaker of […]
§15A-11-2. Chairperson; Vice Chairperson; Meetings; Quorum
(a) The State Fire Commission shall select a chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members and shall hold regular meetings at least once every two months and special meetings when called by its chairman. In the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman shall exercise the powers and duties of the chairman. (b) No […]
§15A-11-3. Promulgation of Rules and State Fire Code
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of 29A-3- 1 et seq. of this code, the State Fire Commission shall propose and promulgate comprehensive rules for the safeguarding of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion to be known as the State Fire Code. Rules embodied in the State Fire Code shall be in […]
§15A-11-4. Hazardous Substance Emergency Response Training Programs
(a) The State Fire Commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code establishing criteria for qualified training programs in hazardous substance emergency response activities and procedures for such qualified training programs to be certified by the State Fire Marshal. (b) For the purposes of this section, “hazardous substance” means any hazardous […]
§15A-11-5. Promulgation of Rules and Statewide Building Code
(a) The State Fire Commission shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to safeguard life and property and to ensure the quality of construction of all structures erected or renovated throughout this state through the adoption of a State Building Code. The rule may […]
§15A-11-6. Public Hearings and Notice
Prior to the promulgation of a State Fire Code, or any amendments thereto, as provided in this article, the State Fire Commission shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed regulations contained therein, notice of which shall be the same as the notice for a hearing as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, […]
§15A-10-24. Severability
If any section, subsection, subdivision, subparagraph, sentence, or clause of this article is adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid, such invalidation shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article and, to this end, the provisions of this article are hereby declared to be severable.
§15A-10-25. Awarding Service Weapon Upon Retirement of Fire Marshal or Service Weapon
(a) Upon the retirement of a State Fire Marshal, any full-time deputy fire marshal or any full-time assistant fire marshal employed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this article shall award to the retiring member his or her service weapon, without charge, upon determining: (1) That the retiring employee is retiring honorably with at […]