WEST virginia legislature

2024 second extraordinary session

Introduced

Senate Bill 2001

By Senators Blair (Mr. President) and Woelfel

(By Request of the Executive)

[Introduced September 30, 2024]

A BILL supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of  Education, State Board of Education, State Department of Education, fund 0313, fiscal year 2025, organization 0402, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted the Executive Budget Document to the Legislature on January 10, 2024, containing a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2023, and further included the estimate of revenue for the fiscal year 2024, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2024, and further included recommended expirations to the unappropriated surplus balance of the State Fund, General Revenue; and

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature an Executive Message dated May 19, 2024, which included a revised estimate of revenues for the State Fund, General Revenue, and recommended supplementary appropriations for the fiscal year 2024; and

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted to the Legislature an Executive Message dated September 30, 2024, which included a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2024, and further included the estimate of revenue for the fiscal year 2025, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2025; and

WHEREAS, It appears from the Executive Message, Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, there remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, to fund 0313, fiscal year 2025, organization 0402, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

45 - State Board of Education –

State Department of Education

(W.V. Code Chapters 18 and 18A)

Fund 0313 FY 2025 Org 0402

       General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

30a Communities in Schools – Surplus 78199 10,000,000

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to add a new item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2025.