H. B. 2638
(By Delegates Hutchins, Ennis, Givens,
Leach, Hubbard, L. White and Trump)
[Introduced March 20, 1997; referred to the
Committee on Education then Finance.]
A BILL to amend article one, chapter twenty-nine of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
fifteen, relating to creating a special student enrichment
transportation fund, administered by the secretary of
education and the arts, to provide funds to transport school
children within the state in order to promote their
educational and cultural enrichment.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article one, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
fifteen, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DIVISION OF CULTURE AND HISTORY.
§29-1-15. Student enrichment transportation fund.
There is hereby created a special fund in the state treasury
which shall be designated and known as the "student enrichment
fund" and shall be equally divided among the fifty-five counties.
The fund shall consist of all appropriations to the fund, all
interest earned from the investment of the fund and any gifts,
grants or contributions received by the fund.
The secretary of education and the arts shall administer the
fund pursuant to standards and criteria specifically designed to
provide for the allocation and distribution of funds to transport
school children in this state for the purpose of promoting their
educational and cultural enrichment.
The standards and criteria established for the allocation of
these funds shall be established by legislative rule, proposed
for legislative approval pursuant to the provisions of article
three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a special
student enrichment transportation fund administered by the
Secretary of Education and the Arts, to provide funds to
transport school children within the state to promote their
educational and cultural enrichment.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.