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This Concurrent Resolution requests the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, a legislative committee responsible for overseeing government operations and finances, to conduct a study on the practicality of consolidating all occupational and professional regulatory boards into a single building. The resolution highlights that these boards, which oversee professions and occupations under Chapter 30 of the West Virginia Code, have been encouraged to reduce costs and improve public access and safety by sharing staff and office resources. It notes that some smaller boards have already merged services, and other states have experience with centralized offices for these functions, offering potential best practices. The study aims to determine if a single building in Charleston could facilitate such consolidation, leading to greater efficiencies and economies of scale, and the committee is directed to report its findings and any proposed legislation to the Legislature by the 2021 Regular Session, with study expenses to be covered by legislative appropriations.