This bill amends the West Virginia Emergency Response and Community Right-to-Know Act by allowing members of the state emergency response commission to delegate their authority to an employee to serve as a designee during committee and board meetings. The amendment recognizes that it may not always be feasible for commission members to attend and participate in these meetings, thus providing flexibility in representation.

The specific legal language added states, "For the purposes of committee and board meetings any member of the state emergency response commission may delegate authority for an employee to serve as a designee in his or her stead as it is not always feasible to honor all requirements to attend and participate in such meetings." This change aims to ensure that the commission can maintain effective operations and decision-making even when individual members are unable to attend.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 15-5A-4