West Virginia § 5-14-3 Continuation of commission; membership

West Virginia Statutes

§ 5-14-3 — Continuation of commission; membership

West Virginia § 5-14-3

Ch. 5GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF STATE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL; BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS; MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS, OFFICES, PROGRAMS, ETC

Art. 14WEST VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING

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Bluebook

W. Va. Code § 5-14-3 (2026).

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(a)The West Virginia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is continued within the Department of Health consisting of 17 persons, eight of whom shall serve ex officio. The remaining members are appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The commission shall meet no less than four times annually. All meetings and activities held by the commission shall be attended by at least two qualified interpreters who shall be hired at the commission’s expense or provided free of charge by agencies, organizations or individuals willing to volunteer qualified interpreters.

(b)The members are: The Secretary of the Department of Health, or his or her designee; the Commissioner of the Division of Labor, or his or her designee; the Commissioner of the Bureau for Pub

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(a) The West Virginia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is continued within the Department of Health consisting of 17 persons, eight of whom shall serve ex officio. The remaining members are appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The commission shall meet no less than four times annually. All meetings and activities held by the commission shall be attended by at least two qualified interpreters who shall be hired at the commission’s expense or provided free of charge by agencies, organizations or individuals willing to volunteer qualified interpreters.

(b) The members are: The Secretary of the Department of Health, or his or her designee; the Commissioner of the Division of Labor, or his or her designee; the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health, or his or her designee; the State Superintendent of Schools, or his or her designee; the Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Services, or his or her designee; the Chairman of the Advisory Council for the Education of Exceptional Children, or his or her designee; and the Superintendent of the West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, or his or her designee, all of whom serve ex officio with full voting privileges.

(c) The Governor shall appoint nine persons, at least five of whom are deaf or hard of hearing, one of whom is the parent of a deaf child, one of whom is a certified teacher of the deaf or hard of hearing, one audiologist and one otolaryngologist. Of the five deaf people, at least three shall be selected from a list of five people recommended by the Board of the West Virginia Association of the Deaf.

Legislative History

2024 Reg. Sess., HB4274; 2024 Reg. Sess., HB4978; 2019 Reg. Sess., HB2816; 2006 Reg. Sess., HB4510; 2005 Reg. Sess., HB2634; 2000 Reg. Sess., SB480; 1999 Reg. Sess., HB3021; 1996 Reg. Sess., HB4771; 1989 Reg. Sess., HB2144; 1965 Reg. Sess., SB144