Media Advisory: WVU, Morgantown to host legislative interim committee meetings Aug. 7-9
Interested reporters are encouraged to cover interim committee meetings when the West Virginia Legislature meets in Morgantown and on the West Virginia University campus Sunday-Tuesday (Aug. 7-9).
The sessions will be held at the Radisson Hotel in the Wharf District from noon-6 p.m. Sunday and in the WVU Mountainlair from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday.
See accompanying schedule for specific committee meeting times and locations.
For more information on the West Virginia Legislature and August interim committee meetings, visit:http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
* _ WVU -Related News_
On Sunday, Aug. 7, at 6 p.m., there will be a Select Committee C-Infrastructure-presentation on financing West Virginia’s highways at the Radisson Hotel Wharf Rooms A-B. Presenter: Tom Witt, WVU Bureau of Business&Economic Research
On Monday, Aug. 8, at 9 a.m., there will be an Education Subcommittee C-School Aid Formula presentation on school financinga joint project of WVU s Bureau of Business&Economic Research and Marshalls Center for Business and Economic Research in the Blue Ballroom, Mountainlair. Presenters: Tom Witt and Mehmet Tosun, WVU Bureau of Business&Economic Research
On Monday, Aug. 8, at 1 p.m., there will be a Judiciary Subcommittee B-presentation on minimum wage laws in the Rhododendron Room, Mountainlair. Presenter: Tom Witt, WVU Bureau of Business&Economic Research
On Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 11 a.m., the Joint Commission on Economic Development will hear a presentation on the economic impact of WVU on the state in the Blue Ballroom, Mountainlair. Presenters: Randy Childs and Tom Witt, WVU Bureau of Business&Economic Research
NOTE : Newsmakers will often be available for interviews following the Monday and Tuesday announcements in committee rooms or hallways nearby.
* Area Tours *
Media are invited to accompany lawmakers as they tour various locations in the area and on campus. Tour sites include Coopers Rock State Forest; Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute and WVU Health Sciences Center; WVU Biodiesel
Facility; WVNET ; Suncrest Middle School; Federal Correctional Institution-Morgantown; WVU Coliseum; and National Technology Transfer Center-Fairmont. See accompanying schedule for times.
On Monday and Tuesday, Aug 8-9, at noon, legislators will also have an optional opportunity of touring Morgantown and the WVU campus by bus to see first-hand the extensive growth and development occurring in the area.
* Background *
Interim sessions are held every month when the Legislature is not in regular session. Members of the both the Senate and House of Delegate meet for three consecutive daysand those meetings often lead to legislation that will be introduced during the regular 60-day session at the Capitol that commences in January. This is the first time since 1998 that legislative interim meetings have been held in Morgantown.
Sunday, August 07, 2005p. *Convene
Adjourn
Committee
Place
12:00 PM
01:00 PM
Government Organization Subcommittee B
Waterfront AB
12:00 PM
01:00 PM
Legislative Intern Committee
Wharf AB
12:00 PM
04:00 PM
Forest Management Review Commission ( Coopers Rock State Forest)
JOINT VISITATION
12:00 PM
04:00 PM
Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Subcommittee ( Coopers Rock State Forest)
JOINT VISITATION
01:00 PM
02:30 PM
Government Organization Subcommittee A
Salon ABC
01:00 PM
02:30 PM
Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability (Blanchette Rockefeller Institute and Health Sciences Center)
VISITATION
01:00 PM
03:00 PM
Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability
Salons FGH
03:00 PM
04:00 PM
Select Committee BJuvenile Studies
Waterfront AB
04:00 PM
05:00 PM
Joint Committee on Government Operations
Wharf AB
04:00 PM
06:00 PM
Agriculture and Agri-business Committee (WVU Biodiesel Facility)
VISITATION
05:00 PM
06:00 PM
Commission on Special Investigations
Riverfront Terrace
06:00 PM
07:00 PM
Joint Standing Committee on Pensions and Retirement
Waterfront AB
06:00 PM
07:30 PM
Select Committee CInfrastructure
Wharf AB
06:00 PM
08:00 PM
Select Committee AChild Protective Services and Other Matters
Private Dining Room
Monday, August 08, 2005
Convene
Adjourn
Committee
Place
09:00 AM
11:00 AM
Education Subcommittee CSchool Aid Formula
Blue Ballroom
09:00 AM
12:00 PM
Joint Committee on Technology (WVNet and WVU Technology)
VISITATION
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Equal Pay Commission
Mountaineer Room
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Investment for Economic Development
Rhododendron Room
12:00 PM
01:00 PM
Finance Subcommittee B
Mountaineer Room
12:00 PM
01:00 PM
Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization
Blue Ballroom
01:00 PM
02:00 PM
Joint Standing Committee on Finance
Gold Ballroom
01:00 PM
02:00 PM
Judiciary Subcommittee B
Rhododendron Room
02:00 PM
04:00 PM
Joint Standing Committee on Education ( Suncrest Middle School)
VISITATION
03:00 PM
04:00 PM
Judiciary Subcommittee C
Gold Ballroom
03:00 PM
04:00 PM
Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability
Mountaineer Room
03:00 PM
04:00 PM
Post Audits Subcommittee
Rhododendron Room
04:00 PM
05:00 PM
Finance Subcommittee A (JOINT MEETING )
Blue Ballroom
04:00 PM
05:00 PM
Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority (JOINT MEETING )
Blue Ballroom
05:00 PM
06:30 PM
Finance Subcommittee C
Rhododendron Room
05:00 PM
07:00 PM
Judiciary Subcommittee A
Mountaineer Room
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Convene
Adjourn
Committee
Place
09:00 AM
10:00 AM
Government Organization Subcommittee C
Rhododendron Room
09:00 AM
11:00 AM
Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability
Mountaineer Room
09:00 AM
11:00 AM
Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority (Federal Correctional InstitutionMorgantown)
VISITATION
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Select Committee BJuvenile Studies
Rhododendron Room
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Joint Commission on Economic Development
Blue Ballroom
12:30 PM
01:30 PM
Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization
Gold Ballroom
12:30 PM
01:30 PM
Judiciary Subcommittee D
Mountaineer Room
01:30 PM
03:30 PM
Joint Standing Committee on Education (WVU Coliseum)
VISITATION
01:30 PM
03:30 PM
Select Committee CInfrastructure ( National Technology Transfer Center, Fairmont)
VISITATION
03:00 PM
04:00 PM
Joint Committee on Government and Finance
Mountaineer Room