Bill > HB2693

This bill aims to establish a more transparent and accountable system for managing state appropriations for vacant positions in West Virginia. It creates a new "Division of Personnel Vacant Position Fund" in the State Treasury, which will serve as a special account where funds from unfilled positions will be centralized. Under this legislation, when a position becomes vacant, the spending unit must transfer the associated personal services appropriations to this special fund, preventing those funds from being repurposed for other uses. During a state of emergency, there is flexibility to temporarily use these funds to meet urgent needs, with any remaining balance to be returned to the special account afterward. The bill also mandates two annual reports to be submitted to legislative committees: one detailing specifics about vacant positions (such as number of vacancies, unused appropriations, and duration of vacancies) and another providing an analysis of the state employee-to-population ratio over a 10-year period. At the end of each fiscal year, any remaining funds in the special account will be transferred to the Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund. The underlying goal is to increase fiscal transparency, ensure that appropriations are used as intended by the Legislature, and provide better oversight of state personnel funding.

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