West Virginia Code
Article 2. Commissioner of Human Services; Powers, Duties and Responsibilities Generally
§9-2-1. Continuation of Department of Welfare

The state department of welfare, first created as the state department of public assistance by chapter one, acts of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, one thousand nine hundred thirty-six, and later reconstituted as the state department of welfare by chapter one hundred ten, acts of the Legislature, regular session, one thousand nine hundred sixty-one, shall be continued and organized as provided and authorized by this chapter and shall have those powers and duties respecting the administration of the welfare assistance programs as authorized, granted and imposed by this chapter and elsewhere by law.