West Virginia Code § 29A-3-20

Executive review of agency rules, guidelines, policies and
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recommendations.
(a) All executive agencies with rule-making authority shall:
(1) Review and evaluate all state rules, guidelines, policies and recommendations under their
jurisdiction that have similar federal rules, guidelines, policies and recommendations;
(2) Determine whether the state rules, guidelines, policies and recommendations are more
stringent than federal counterparts;
(3) Provide for a comment period for all rules, guidelines, policies and recommendations;
and
(4) Submit a report to the Joint Committee on Governmaent and Finance and the Legislative
Rule-Making Review Committee on or before November 1, 2017, which shall include:
(A) A description of the state rules, guidelines, policies and recommendations that are more
stringent than federal counterparts; and
(B) Comments received from the comment period provided for in subdivision (3) of this
subsection.
(b) Within four years of the eneactment of this law, each executive agency with rule-making
authority shall review all of its rules and determine whether the rules should be continued
without change, modifieLd or repealed. On or before July 1, 2020, each agency shall submit a
report to the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee which includes the following
information for each rule under the agency's jurisdiction:
(1) A description of the rule;
(2) WA determination of whether the rule should continue without change, be modified or
repealed; and
(3) The reasoning for said determination.

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