The bureau shall be under the supervision of a commissioner of the Bureau of Employment Programs. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall hold his office subject to the will and pleasure of the Governor.
The commissioner shall hold examinations to determine the technical and professional qualifications of applicants for positions. The examinations shall be a guide to the commissioner in making his appointments. The commissioner shall annually rate the employees according to their merit and shall determine whether they are maintaining standards of eligibility.
The commissioner shall establish regulations governing dismissals, terminations, layoffs and suspensions. Severance of employees' relationship with the bureau shall be in accordance with these regulations. All severances shall be for good cause. Failure to maintain technical or professional qualifications shall be a good cause for severance.
All powers and duties vested in the commissioner may be delegated by him to his appointees and employees; but the commissioner shall be responsible for their acts.
For the original determination of claims under this chapter, the commissioner shall appoint a necessary number of deputies as his or her representatives.
The commissioner shall appoint upon a nonpartisan merit basis the head of the division of the employment service and shall fix his salary and prescribe his duties.
The commissioner shall establish and maintain free public employment offices in such places as necessary for the proper administration of this chapter and for the purpose of performing the duties within the purview of the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with […]
The commissioner shall have all powers and duties necessary to secure to the state the benefits of congressional action for the promotion and maintenance of a system of public employment offices. To this end the provisions of the act referred to in the preceding section and such additional congressional action consistent with the above act […]
The Bureau of Employment Programs, by its commissioner, is hereby designated the sponsor or agent of the United States department of labor for the establishment and operation within the State of West Virginia of the work incentive program for recipients of aid under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act. Such work […]
All moneys received by this state under the said act of Congress, as amended, shall be paid into the employment service account, to be expended as provided by this chapter and by said act of Congress. For the purpose of establishing and maintaining free public employment offices, the commissioner may enter into agreements with any […]
The Attorney General and his assistants and the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties shall render to the commissioner without additional compensation such legal services as in the discharge of his duties he shall require. The commissioner may employ temporarily or as regular members of the department additional legal counsel. The remuneration of such counsel […]
The commissioner may issue rules and regulations in accordance with such regular procedure as the commissioner shall prescribe.
The commissioner shall be selected with special reference to his training, experience, and capacity. He shall not be a candidate for or hold any other public office or trust, nor shall he be a member of a political committee. If he becomes a candidate for a public office or becomes a member of a political […]
The commissioner and his specially authorized representatives shall have the power to administer oaths, take depositions, certify official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of papers necessary as evidence in connection with a dispute or the administration of this chapter.
The commissioner or his authorized representative shall have the power to issue subpoena for the production of persons and papers in all proceedings within the purview of this chapter. In case a person refuses to obey such subpoena the commissioner or his representative may invoke the aid of any circuit court in order that the […]
The commissioner shall print for public distribution: (1) The text of this chapter;
(1) The Bureau of Employment Programs, by its commissioner, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish a training program for qualified veteran medical personnel and former military medical corpsmen under the "medex" training program for the training of medical assistants or any similar program.
The commissioner, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe to the oath prescribed by article IV, section 5 of the state Constitution. The oath shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
The office of the commissioner shall be located at the capitol. The commissioner shall keep his offices open at all reasonable times for the transaction of public business.
The commissioner of the Bureau of Employment Programs shall receive the necessary traveling expenses incident to the performance of his or her duties. Requisition for traveling expenses shall be accompanied by a sworn itemized statement which shall be filed with the Auditor and preserved as a public record.
