H. B. 4014


(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump)
[By Request of the Executive]
[Introduced January 12, 2006; referred to the
Committee on Education then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §18-9A-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the foundation allowance for regional education service agencies.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §18-9A-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9A. PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT.
§18-9A-8a. Foundation allowance for regional educational service agencies.

For the fiscal year beginning on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-one two thousand seven, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the foundation allowance for regional educational service agencies shall be equal to sixty-three one-hundredths percent of the allocation for professional educators as determined in section four of this article in an amount appropriated by the Legislature. Provided, That for the fiscal year beginning on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four only, the foundation allowance for regional educational service agencies shall be at least equal to fifty-five one-hundredths percent of the allocation for professional educators as determined in section four of this article The allowance shall be distributed to the regional educational service agencies in accordance with rules adopted by the state board. The allowance for regional educational service agencies shall be excluded from the computation of total basic state aid as provided for in section twelve of this article.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that the foundation allowance for regional educational service agencies shall be in an amount appropriated by the Legislature.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.