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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

Senate Bill No. 65

(By Senators Oliverio, Chafin, Edgell, Wells, Minard and Fanning)

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[Originating in the Committee on Finance;

reported February 21, 2008.]

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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-35a, relating to establishment of the school uniforms incentive plan pilot program; providing funding for certain public elementary schools which adopt and implement school uniform policies; directing how funds may be spent; and requiring progress report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-35a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
§18-2-35a. School uniforms incentive plan pilot program.

(a) The purpose of the Legislature in enacting this section is to establish the school uniforms incentive plan pilot program in the public schools of this state. The Legislature shall allocate one hundred thousand dollars to the state board to provide funding for up to ten public elementary schools to participate in the pilot program during the two thousand eight--two thousand nine school year. The state board shall select to participate in the pilot program the first ten public elementary schools which apply and which meet the criteria of this section by adopting and implementing school uniform policies pursuant to section thirty-five of this article.
(b) Each public elementary school approved by the state board to participate in the pilot program shall receive a grant of ten thousand dollars allocated by the state board from legislative appropriations made for this purpose.
(c) The faculty senate at each participating elementary school, with advice from the local school improvement council, shall control and expend the funds allocated in accordance with the provisions of this section. These funds may only be expended with the approval of the school principal and may be expended for the following purposes to benefit the school and its students:
(1) To improve school safety;
(2) To purchase school uniforms, academic materials, computers and technology, supplies or equipment;
(3) To refurbish school playgrounds;
(4) To enhance student behavior;
(5) To increase academic achievement;
(6) To improve self-esteem; and
(7) To address the problems of at-risk students.
(d) The state superintendent shall report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability by the beginning of the two thousand nine legislative session on progress in implementing the provisions of this section.
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