HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 5
(By Delegates Martin and Proudfoot)

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of air quality in schools in West Virginia.

Whereas, The health of students and employees in school buildings in West Virginia is and should be a matter of highest priority; and

Whereas, Windows in school buildings in West Virginia in past decades have been designed, manufactured and installed so that they do not open and close; and
Whereas, An expanding body of knowledge on the quality of air and its effect on health now exists, and, as a result of this increased knowledge, there are today more stringent requirements on what constitutes acceptable air quality; and
Whereas, A need exists to assess the magnitude of our schools' air quality problem statewide, including the preparation of a cost estimate for correcting the problem and the development of a proposal for solving the problem over a period of time; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to review, examine and study the status of air quality in West Virginia schools, including how air quality is affected by windows which do not open and close, and to prepare a cost estimate for correcting the problem, and to develop a proposal to solve the problem over a period of time, and to make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the same; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with any drafts of legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations, to the 1995 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare the report and to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriation to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.