H. B. 2557

         (By Delegates M. Poling, Hamilton and Smith)

         [Introduced January 19, 2011; referred to the

         Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.]

A BILL to extend the time for the Board of Education of Upshur County, West Virginia, to meet as a levying body for the purpose of submitting to the voters of that county an election on the question of the approval of a special levy for the payment of principal and interest on bond indebtedness authorized pursuant to Section 10, Article X of the West Virginia Constitution until the last day in May, 2011, that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

§1. Extending the time for the Board of Education of Upshur County to meet as levying body for election to consider the question of a bond levy.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of article eight, chapter eleven of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, to the contrary, the Board of Education of Upshur County, West Virginia, is authorized to extend the time for its meeting as a levying body, setting the levying rate and certifying its actions to the Auditor until the last day in May, 2011, that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of that county an election on the question of the approval of a special levy for the payment of principal and interest on bond indebtedness authorized pursuant to Section 10, Article X of the West Virginia Constitution.

    NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to extend the time for the Board of Education of Upshur County to meet as a levying body to present to the voters of Upshur County the question of a bond levy.

    This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.