The following are the specific changes to current statute proposed in SB 328:
– That the division (of Culture and History) shall prohibit the selling of food and drinks in the West Virginia Science and Culture Center.
– That the commissioner shall use the exhibit room next to the archives reading room to expand the archives microfilm room and locate the gift shop in the basement of the West Virginia Science and Culture Center along with the museum. The commissioner may not merge the archives library with the lending library which loans books and materials.
– The Archives and History Commission shall have the oversight and administrative authority over the state historian and archivist.
– The director of the archives and history section shall serve as the state historian and archivist and shall make reports that are requested by the Archives and History Commission.
In addition to these provisions, there are minor word changes in a few sections to clean up antiquated or cumbersome terminology and these appear to not make any change in public policy.
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