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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 4. The Legislature » Article 3. Joint Committee on Government and Finance

§4-3-2. Expenses of Committee; Compensation of Members

The expenses of the committee shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate and contingent fund of the House of Delegates in equal amounts. The members of the committee shall receive no remuneration for their services, other than actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties hereunder as approved by the committee.

§4-3-3. Powers and Duties Generally; Report to Legislature; Office

It shall be the duty of the committee to consider matters referred to it by legislative resolution, and to study and survey matters of government, finance, and claims against the state and to make a report of its studies, findings and such recommendations as it may deem proper and as well all expenditures of said […]

§4-3-3a. Interim Powers and Duties

The Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall coordinate meetings between regular sessions of the Legislature of all legislative committees and legislative commissions established by and operating under general law and shall authorize interim meetings of said committees and commissions. The Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall study and survey matters of government, finance […]

§4-3-3c. Reorganization of Joint Legislative Agencies

(a) The Joint Committee on Government and Finance has the authority over and direction of joint legislative agencies, personnel and services, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) The Commission on Special Investigations provided for in article five, chapter four of this code;

§4-3-4. Access to Records of State Agency or Department; Public Hearings; Meetings; Administering Oaths to Persons Testifying; Compelling Access to Records and Attendance of Witnesses; Production of Evidence

For the purpose of obtaining information in conjunction with the formulation of new laws or the revision of existing laws or in conjunction with any investigation or survey, the committee, or an employee duly authorized by the committee, shall have access to any and all records of every agency or department of the state. In […]

§4-3-5. Computer Subscriber System

(a) The Joint Committee on Government and Finance is authorized to provide information from portions of the Legislature's computer data to persons through the Internet, or through other means approved by the committee, for noncommercial use, with or without charge. The committee may charge and collect fees for providing or licensing portions of the data […]

§4-3-6. Authority to Screen Employees of the Legislature; Background Checks

The Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall create and implement a background check program to facilitate the processing and analysis of the criminal history and background of applicants for employment by the Legislature. In the course of determining an applicant’s eligibility for employment with the Legislature, the legislative manager shall request each applicant to […]