This bill amends and reenacts section 64-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, to authorize the Office of Technology to promulgate a legislative rule concerning telecommunications payments made by state spending units. The specific rule referenced, identified as 163 CSR 05, was initially filed in the State Register on August 29, 2024, and subsequently modified to address concerns raised by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee before being refiled on October 11, 2024. The primary purpose of this legislation is to formalize the authority of the Office of Technology to establish regulations governing how state spending units handle telecommunications payments, thereby ensuring compliance and standardization across state agencies. This section is newly introduced, and as such, there are no deletions from current law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 64-2-1