House 5633

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 5633

By Delegate Pushkin

[Introduced February 17, 2026; referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]

A BILL to amend and reenact §5-26-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to extending the expiration date on a pilot program administered by the Herbert Henderson Office on Minority Affairs to promote public health through comprehensive community development.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 26. Herbert Henderson Office on Minority Affairs.

§5-26-3. Establishment of a community-based pilot project.

(a) The office shall establish a community-based pilot project. The pilot expires on July 1, 2021 2031. The pilot shall develop a model to promote public health through comprehensive community development in communities across West Virginia.  This model shall address poverty, substance abuse and other social determinants of health; improve community and populations’ health; improve labor force participation; and support economic development through comprehensive community development in rural, suburban and urban communities.  

(b) As selected by the executive director, the pilot shall include a collaborative of nonprofit organizations.

(c) The pilot shall be funded by coordinating existing funded projects. The pilot shall leverage existing resources, including housing and urban development services provided by the federal government and any youth, education and family services offered by the state government or other local organizations. If funds are available, the pilot project may receive funding from the office.  

(d) The office shall report to the Select Committee on Minority Affairs Interim Committee on the efforts and progress of the pilot program.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to extend the expiration date on a pilot administered by the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs to promote public health through comprehensive community development.

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