H. B. 2515


(By Delegates Proudfoot and Prezioso)
[Introduced March 9, 1993; referred to the
Committee on Education then Finance.]




A BILL to amend article two-b, chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section nine, relating to the eligibility to apply for and receive grants for adults enrolled in vocational programs.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article two-b, chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section nine, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2B. AREA VOCATIONAL PROGRAM.

§18-2B-9. Grants for vocational education students.
Any adult who is enrolled in a vocational-technical or occupational education program which is approved by the state board of education, is eligible to apply for and receive any grant from any fund which is available to any other student enrolled in any educational program in this state.


NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit adults who are enrolled in approved adult education programs to apply for and receive any grant which is available to any other student in this state.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.