West Virginia Code 30-29-2 – Law-enforcement professional standards subcommittee
(a) The Law-Enforcement Professional Standards Subcommittee is continued as a subcommittee of the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction. The subcommittee has the following responsibilities:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-29-2
- County: means the 55 major political subdivisions of the state. See West Virginia Code 30-29-1
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(1) Review and administer programs for qualification, training and certification of law-enforcement officers in the state; and
(2) Consider applications by law-enforcement officers whose certification is deemed inactive as a result of his or her separation from employment with a law-enforcement agency.
(b) The subcommittee shall be comprised of eleven members, including one representative of each of the following:
(1) West Virginia State Police;
(2) Law-enforcement section of the Department of Natural Resources;
(3) West Virginia Sheriffs' Association;
(4) West Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police;
(5) West Virginia Deputy Sheriffs' Association;
(6) West Virginia State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police;
(7) West Virginia Municipal League;
(8) West Virginia Association of County Officials;
(9) Human Rights Commission;
(10) West Virginia Troopers Association; and
(11) The public at large.
(c) The subcommittee shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson, vice chairperson or a majority of the members of the subcommittee. A majority of the members of the subcommittee who are present in person, by proxy or designation, or by electronic means constitutes a quorum. Any member appointed to the subcommittee who is a written designated representative has the full rights of a member, including the right to vote, serve on subcommittees or perform any other function.