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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 74

(By Senators Kessler, Browning, Chafin, Foster, Jenkins, Laird, Minard, Palumbo, Snyder, Stollings, Williams, Yost, Barnes, Deem and Hall )

[Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary]


Requesting the Joint Committee on Education to study the need to provide funding to the athletic departments of West Virginia high schools and middle schools for the specific purposes of alleviating the financial burden with respect to transportation, officials fees, facility upgrades and durable equipment items.

Whereas, high school and middle school athletics is an important part of many young West Virginians physical fitness and the experience of competing in athletics plays an integral role in many young West Virginians growth as individuals and as a part of a team; and
Whereas, the athletic departments of West Virginia's middle schools and high schools are under financial stress; and
Whereas, the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund has available funds; and
Whereas, many schools do not have sufficient funds to provide team transportation to athletic events, thereby creating the safety risk of increased vehicles traveling to the events; and
Whereas, many middle schools and high schools face annual officials costs of $35,000 or more in order to complete the schools' athletic events; and
Whereas, many middle schools and high schools need to make costly facility upgrades, including but not limited to the addition of lights on outdoor fields and the repair of fields; and
Whereas, many durable equipment items are often more costly than middle schools and high schools are able to afford; and
Whereas, providing funding for transportation, officials fees, facility upgrades and certain durable equipment purchase will create additional jobs in many local communities throughout the state; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Education is hereby requested to study the need for providing funding from the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to the athletic departments of the state's middle schools and high schools for the specific focus of transportation, officials fees, facility upgrades and durable equipment items; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the study need not address any funds for salaries, hotels, meals, nondurable equipment or other athletic department expenses that are not mentioned in the previous paragraph; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Education report to the regular session of the Legislature in 2011 on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Education.
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