Senate Bill No. 2007

(By Senators Tomblin, Mr. President, and Sprouse,

By Request of the Executive)


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[Introduced June 15, 2004.]

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A BILL making a supplementary appropriation of lottery net profits to the state department of education, fund 3951, fiscal year 2005, organization 0402, all supplementing and amending the appropriation for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, two thousand five.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, two thousand five, to fund 3951, fiscal year 2005, organization 0402, be supplemented and amended to read as follows:
TITLE II - APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 4. Appropriations from lottery net profits.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

229-State Department of Education

(WV Code Chapters 18 and 18A)

Fund 3951 FY 2005 Org 0402

1Safe Schools143
$0

2
Unclassified099
3,407,000

3
Technology Infrastructure

4
Network351
20,500,000

5
READS Program365
0

6
MATH Program368
300,000

7
Vocational Education

8
Equipment Replacement393
0

9
Assessment Program396
6,430,943

10
Employment Programs Rate Relief401
878,189

11
Teacher Reimbursement573
150,000

12
Teacher Relocation574
10,000

13
Technology Repair and

14
Modernization298
1,000,000

15
National Science Foundation

16
Match/WV Science578
300,000

17
Three Tier Funding411
1,000,000

18
Educational Program Allowance996
250,000

19
Total
$34,226,132

Any unexpended balances remaining in the appropriations for Computer Basic Skills (fund 3951, activity 145), S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (fund 3951, activity 255), Technology Repair and Modernization (fund 3951, activity 298), Technology and Telecommunications Initiative (fund 3951, activity 596), Technology Demonstration Project (fund 3951, activity 639), Educational Development (fund 3951, activity 823), and Computer Study (fund 3951, activity 998), at the close of the fiscal year 2004 are hereby reappropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year 2005.
The above appropriation for Technology Infrastructure Network shall be expended on the following programs and technology; Computer Basic Skills, S.U.C.C.E.S.S., WVEIS, technology Repair and Modernization, Technology and Telecommunications Initiative and other programs in the field that will benefit the Counties. No more than 40% of the total appropriation shall be alloted to Computer Basic Skills and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Prior to the completion and presentation of the Technology Study to the Joint LOCEA Committee, no more than 50% of the total appropriation shall be spent. The study is to be completed by January 15, 2005.
The purpose of this bill is to supplement this account in the budget act for fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, two thousand five, by amending language with no additional funds being appropriated.