West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB744: Relating to Critical Incident Review Team
Status: Vetoed, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact §49-11-101, §61-12B-1, §61-12B-3, and §61-12B-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Critical Incident Review Team; requiring the commissioner to send a notification of child fatality or near fatality to the Office of the Inspector General within 24 hours to convene Critical Incident Review Team; clarifying that the Critical Incident Review Team is continued under jurisdiction of the Office of the Inspector General; requiring the Foster Care Ombudsman to chair the Critical Incident Review Team rather than the Commissioner of the Bureau for.
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
AN ACT to amend and reenact §49-11-101, §61-12B-1, §61-12B-3, and §61-12B-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Critical Incident Review Team; requiring the commissioner to send a notification of child fatality or near fatality to the Office of the Inspector General within 24 hours to convene Critical Incident Review Team; clarifying that the Critical Incident Review Team is continued under jurisdiction of the Office of the Inspector General; requiring the Foster Care Ombudsman to chair the Critical Incident Review Team rather than the Commissioner of the Bureau for Social Services; and listing the Commissioner of the Bureau for Social Services or designee as member of the Critical Incident Review Team. CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE. ARTICLE 11. SYSTEM REPORTING. §49-11-101. Systemic reporting transparency. (a) The commissioner shall update the existing child welfare data dashboard by July 1, 2026, and shall update the child welfare data dashboard monthly thereafter to report on system-wide issues including, but not limited to, system-level performance indicators, intake hotline performance indicators, field investigation performance indicators, open case performance indicators, out-of-home placement performance indicators, and federally mandated performance indicators including, but not limited to, time to first contact to all children, information on children in non-placement, or temporary lodging status. (b) The commissioner shall update the existing child welfare data dashboard with …