MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Friday, March 12. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted.
- SB 634, to require that law-enforcement officers and correction officers be trained in appropriate interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Sen. Mike Caputo, D-Marion, lead sponsor; Sen. Bob Beach, D-Monongalia, co-sponsor.
- SB 638, to allow for one-button, straight-ticket voting. Sen. Randy Smith, R-Preston, co-sponsor.
- HB 3087, to allow teachers to retire five years early from the state public school system and to take employment in public charter school and to exempt charter school employment from disqualifying members from retirement benefits. Delegate Guy Ward, R-Marion, lead sponsor.
- HB 3090, to enact the Ban-the-Box Act, which prohibits public employers from asking applicants for employment to disclose information concerning the applicant’s criminal record or history, under certain circumstances. Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, lead sponsor; Delegate Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, co-sponsor.
- HB 3124, to establish collective bargaining procedures for public employees and to define the relative rights and duties of employers, employees, and bargaining representatives. Delegate Danielle Walker, D-Monongalia, co-sponsor.
- HB 3086, to exempt motor vehicles from personal property tax.
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