WEST virginia Legislature
2024 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 4727
By Delegate Cooper
[Introduced January 15, 2024; Referred to
the Committee on Technology and Infrastructure then Judiciary]
A BILL to amend and reenact §17E-1-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to commercial driver's license; and requiring that a state employee with a commercial driver’s license have a current medical evaluation certification and may not have a medical waiver.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this article: Provided, That the commissioner shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code that require a state employee with a commercial driver's license to have a current medical evaluation certification and that the state employee is not entitled to a medical waiver from this requirement.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that a state employee with a commercial driver’s license have a current medical evaluation certification and may not have a medical waiver.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.