H. B. 2655


(By Delegates Kiss, Warner, Leach, Pettit,

Wallace, Border and Miller)

(Originating in the House Committee on Finance)

[February 14, 1995]




A BILL making a supplementary appropriation of public money out of the treasury from the balance of all general revenues remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, to the state department of education, account no. fund 0313 fiscal year 1995 org 0402, chapter one, acts of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, known as the "Budget Bill."

WHEREAS, The governor submitted to the Legislature the executive budget document, dated January 12, 1994, which included a statement of the state fund, general revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance and investments as of July 1, 1994, and further included the estimate of revenues for fiscal year 1994-95, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular appropriations for fiscal year 1994-95;
WHEREAS, The Legislature has heretofore and during the first extraordinary session, 1994, enacted a Budget Bill for fiscal year 1994-95 and certain supplementary appropriation bills for such fiscal year, all well within the governor's estimates of available revenues, thereby leaving revenues for further appropriation; and
WHEREAS, It thus appearing from the aforesaid and the governor's executive budget document that a sufficient balance of general revenue is available for further supplementary appropriation for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five; therefore,
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That account no. fund 0470 fiscal year 1995 organization 0702, chapter one, acts of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, known as the Budget Bill, be supplemented by adding thereto the following sums to the designated line items:
TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

50--State Department of Education

(WV Code Chapters 18 and 18A)

"Former" Account No. 2860

"WVFIMS" Account No.

Fund 0313 FY 1995 Org 0402

12Computer Basic Skills (R)145$ 1,000,000

Any unexpended balance remaining in the appropriation for Computer Basic Skills (fund 0313, activity 145) at the close of the fiscal year 1994-95 is hereby reappropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year 1995-96.
The purpose of this bill is to supplement the aforesaid account and item therein, with such amount being available for expenditure upon the effective date of this bill and in the fiscal year 1994-95, thereby making the amount available for expenditure from the above-referenced account during said fiscal year ending June thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, a total of $14,379,538.00.

Note: The purpose of this bill is to provide a supplementary appropriation to the State Department of Education in the amount of one million dollars to be used for the computer basic skills.