H. C. R. 20
(By Delegates Staton, Amores, Givens, Fleischauer,
Buchanan, Trump and Smirl)
(Originating in the House Committee on the Judiciary)
[March 18, 1997]
Directing that the state department of education and the department
of military affairs and public safety study the use of
technology to support education in nontraditional settings and
report their findings and recommendations to the Legislature.
whereas, A need exists to provide secure and meaningful
educational opportunities to juveniles in nontraditional settings;
whereas, Some incarcerated juveniles are not currently being
offered meaningful and secure educational opportunities;
whereas, The costs of providing educational opportunities to
incarcerated juveniles is inconsistently being borne by county
governments in some cases and by state government in other
instances;
whereas, It is a problem to assure adequate security for the
individual educators and staff who provide educational
opportunities to incarcerated juveniles;
whereas, It is also a problem to transport or move incarcerated
juveniles to appropriate locations for the purpose of education;
whereas, Technology has developed which allows for better
educational opportunities in nontraditional settings using
satellite tele-lessons, interactive classrooms and the Internet;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the departments of education and military affairs and
public safety are hereby directed to work together to prepare a
study on the proposed use of technology in nontraditional settings
and the feasibility and cost of implementation and report their
recommendations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance of
the Legislature by the first day of December, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-seven.