HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 80
(By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Kiss)and Delegates Iaquinta, Amores,
Anderson, Argento, Armstead, Azinger, Barker, Beach, Beane, Blair,
Boggs, Browning, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo,
Carmichael, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Ennis, Evans,
Ferrell, Fragale, Frederick, Frich, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman,
Hatfield, Houston, Howard, Hrutkay, Hunt, Kominar, Leach, Leggett,
Long, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Marshall, Martin,
Michael, Miley, Moore, Morgan, Overington, Palumbo, Paxton, Perdue,
Perry, Pethtel, Pino, Poling, Porter, Proudfoot, Roberts, Romine,
Rowan, Schadler, Sobonya, Spencer, Stalnaker, Staton, Stemple,
Stephens, Stevens, Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott,
Tansill, R. Thompson, R. M. Thompson, Tucker, Varner, Wakim,
Walters, Webster, Wells, G. White, H. White, Williams, Wysong and
Yost)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct
a study of the need to develop and implement a statewide
emergency response to school shootings.
Whereas, Recent news reports of student shootings in public
schools has once again focused a need to assure that students in
West Virginia are safe and that the State is able to respond immediately and effectively to any threatened or attempted school
shooting; and
Whereas, There is a need to involve public schools, private
schools, colleges and universities in developing an emergency
response in conjunction with the State Police, County Sheriffs,
municipal police authorities, the State Board of Education, the
State Fire Marshal, county emergency services personnel and
personnel from federal law enforcement and federal emergency
management agencies; and
Whereas, An effective statewide emergency response plan is
needed to deter school shootings and to reduce the casualties that
may result from a school shooting; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study the need to develop and implement a statewide
emergency response to school shootings; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2006, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the 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 Government and Finance.
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