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Governor Signs New Laws; Issues Some Vetoes A Newsletter For West Virginia State Government Employees May 2001 Volume 12 Number 4 Governor Signs New Laws; Issues Some Vetoes As the 2001 Legislative Session needed to pursue productive lives in The Governor believes that abuse of came to a close, Governor Bob Wise their own homes. In addition, an- Oxycontin and other controlled sub- was faced with the crucial task of other piece of legislation requires stances is a very serious problem signing into law or vetoeing the bills the Department of Administration and he will create a task force to passed and presented to him. One bill that eventually made it “A blind or visually-impaired person should have equal access to any past the chopping block is Senate State website that a sighted person can read.” Bill 1005, which mandates the con- Governor Bob Wise struction of a veterans nursing home here in West Virginia. The approved to develop nonvisual access stan- address the unlawful use of con- bill was actually the second attempt; dards for information on the State’s trolled substances. the Governor vetoed the original bill internet sites by September, 2001. Senate Bill 554: Relating to in- (which was passed during the regu- “A blind or visually-impaired per- formational tax returns. While Wise lar session) because of a technical son should have equal access to any supports continuing study of tax re- flaw. During the special session, the State website that a sighted person form, he feels this bill wouldn’t have improved version of the bill was ap- can read,” Wise said. provided sufficient or timely statis- proved and signed. Veto isn’t taken lightly; however, tical information for the process. In Also making it into law was Sen- Wise felt it necessary to veto a few addition, it required $500,000 in ad- ate Bill 116, which imposes a 7% of the bills presented to him. Briefly, ministrative expenses and $2 mil- excise tax on all tobacco products the following bills (not an all-inclu- lion in tax credits that were not in- other than cigarettes (which already sive list) were vetoed. cluded in the 2001-2002 budget. include a 17¢ per pack State tax). Senate Bill 239: Relating to the House Bill 2852: Relating to the “This is a health law, not a revenue monitoring of controlled substances Consolidated Public Retirement law,” said Wise. “I asked for this tax prescriptions. Governor Wise be- Board. Wise supports the goals of to stop tobacco use among young lieves this bill posed a threat to an people.” Anti-tobacco and health individual’s right to privacy and to See BILLS – Page 4. groups across the State are pleased the physician-patient relationship. with the passage of this legislation. House Bill 3128 was signed into law at the Mercer County courthouse T&R Cabinet Secretary Michael Garrison in Princeton. That bill exempts do- mestic violence shelters from cer- Appointed Chief of Staff tain municipal zoning requirements. According to Wise, these shelters Governor Wise has announced that Michael S. Garrison accepted ap- are vitally needed for families and pointment to the position of Chief of Staff. Garrison succeeds David should not be subject to unneces- Satterfield, who is returning to West Virginia University. sary zoning requirements. Garrison has been working as the Cabinet Secretary for Persons with disabilities were the Department of Tax and Revenue since January, 2001. pleased with the enactment of Sen- He holds undergraduate and law degrees from West Vir- ate Bill 525, The Independent Liv- ginia University and was a Rotary International Scholar at ing Act. That bill creates a group to Oxford. Prior to joining Wise’s administration, Garrison assist with developing a State plan was an attorney with Steptoe and Johnson in Charleston, to assist persons with disabilities in representing employers and businesses in employment law Michael gaining the skills and services and business litigation. Garrison BEP Communicators Win National Awards Contributed by John Womack of the Bureau of Employment Programs. Six Bureau of Employment Pro- All writing and design work on the winning BEP entries was done in- grams communication professionals house, without the use of any outside advertising agencies or consulting recently won 9 national awards as firms. part of the 7th Annual Communica- Winning Bureau of Employment Programs entries, their categories, award tor Awards Print Media competition. levels, and persons responsible for the projects are: The Communicator Awards is a Workers’ Compensation Division Web Site (www.state.wcv.us/bep/wc) national program designed to recog- & Web Site/Home Page - Crystal Award of Excellence - Bob Powell nize outstanding work from all ar- eas of print communication and is & Y2K: Year of Technology not limited to government entries. Annual Report/Government -Crystal Award of Excellence - John Womack There were nearly 3,400 entries in Amnesty Campaign the 2001 contest, all of which were & Marketing/Promotion/Campaign - Award of Distinction - John Womack evaluated and judged by a panel of professionals who evaluated the en- & The Pulse tries for clarity, creativity, resource- Newsletter/Medical - Award of Distinction - Tim Baker fulness, and the interaction between Vision & Action Plan 2000 pictures, graphics, and words. Part & Brochure/Educational - Award of Distinction - Cindy Grinstead of the judging panel reviewed the entries from the technical point of & WV Bureau of Employment Programs Web Site (www.state.wv.us/bep) view of experienced professionals Web Site/Home Page - Award of Distinction - Bob Powell while another part of the panel re- News&Views Online viewed the entries from the view- & Employee Publication/Internal Communication - Honorable Mention - Rob Rosier point of the targeted consumer. and Judy Haas Each entry was eligible for one of 3 levels of award. The top-level See AWARDS – Page 4. award, the Crystal Award of Excel- BEP employees lence, went to projects judged to be recently WAR among the best in the nation. Only Fill your gas tank at mid-week. won 9 ON Studies show gasoline prices are 12% of the entries in the 2001 con- national GAS higher on weekends & holidays. test were judged to be at that level. awards as $$$ The second level, the Award of Dis- part of the tinction, went to entries exceeding 7th Annual industry standards for communica- Communi- tion. A third level of award, Honor- cator Awards able Mention, was given entries Print Media judged to meet industry standards. competition Application for Leave Forms Due to unavoidable circumstances/schedule conflicts ... Available Online We often get asked if our leave forms The WV State Government are online. You can open and print out Public Service Recognition Leave with Pay, Leave without Pay, Pa- rental/Family Leave, and the Physician's Week Celebration Certification forms by going to: has been postponed until Sept. http://www.state.wv.us/admin/ The exact dates will be announced in a future issue of Stateline. personnel/forms/default.htm All employees who would have received years of services awards this month Scroll down to the Leave Forms line and will receive them in September. click on the download of your choice. 2 May 2001 A Fun Summer Night of Family Entertainment!! Annual Doo-Wop Saturday Night Performers Set Contributed by Ginny Painter of the Division of Culture and History. The West Virginia Division of Star drummer Peter Rivera was the ences on a regular basis. In 1990, Culture and History is pleased to original lead singer and founder of they were inducted into the Rock announce the musical line-up for this Rare Earth, the first white band to and Roll Hall of Fame. summer’s Doo-Wop Saturday Night sign with Motown. Rare Earth’s hits Legendary disc jockey Wolfman Outdoor Concert on Saturday, July included “Get Ready,” “Losing Jack called Rockin’ Robin’s Rhythm 14, at Camp Washington-Carver in You,” “I Just Want To Celebrate,” Kings “the greatest band on the Clifftop, Fayette County. “Born to Wander,” and “Hey Big planet.” Started as a backup band in Groups scheduled to perform in- Brother.” The group’s “Get Ready” the late 1970s, Rockin’ Robin has clude Rock and Roll Hall of Famers album is in the Rock and Roll Hall worked with a variety of doo-wop The Platters; The Classic Rock All of Fame. The original lead singer artists, including The Drifters, The Stars featuring original members of and founder of Sugarloaf, Jerry Coasters, Danny & the Juniors, Gary Rare Earth, Iron Butterfly/Blues Im- Corbetta, plays keyboard with the U.S. Bonds, Frankie Avalon, and age, Sugarloaf, and Cannibal and the All Stars. Sugarloaf’s hits included The Shirelles. They have been fea- Headhunters; and Doo-Wop Satur- “Green-Eyed Lady,” “Don’t Call Us, tured on more than 150 television day Night regulars Rockin’ Robin’s We’ll Call You,” and “Bach Doors shows, hundreds of recordings and Man.” Corbetta also recorded and thousands of concerts around the toured with Frankie Vallie and the world. They were the first rock band Four Seasons. Guitarist Mike Pinera to play the “Grand Ole Opry” in was the original singer for Blues Image, whose hits included the song “Ride Captain Ride.” He also was a member of Iron Butterfly, whose “In- A-Gadda-Da-Vida” album is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bass guitarist Dennis Noda was the leader and musical director of Cannibal and The Platters were once the Headhunters. The group was best considered the most popular known for “Land of a Thousand vocal group of the 1950s. Dances,” which has become the all- time dance party anthem “Na-Na, Na, Na, Na.” Rhythm Kings. Concert-goers will The Platters formed in Los Ange- Rockin’ Robin’s Rhythm Kings hear all the great hits from these les in 1953.
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