By Delegates Proudfoot and J. Martin:
H. C. R. 25--"Requesting the Joint Committee on Government
and Finance to make a study of air quality in schools in West
Virginia."
Whereas,
The health of students and employees in school
buildings in West Virginia is and should be a matter of highest
priority; and
Whereas,
Windows in school buildings in West Virginia in past
decades have been designed, manufactured and installed so that
they do not open and close; and
Whereas,
An expanding body of knowledge on the quality of air
and its effect on health now exists, and, as a result of this
increased knowledge, there are today more stringent requirements
on what constitutes acceptable air quality; and
Whereas,
A need exists to assess the magnitude of our schools'
air quality problem statewide, including the preparation of a
cost estimate for correcting the problem and the development of
a proposal for solving the problem over a period of time;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to review, examine and study the status of air quality
in West Virginia schools, including how air quality is affected
by windows which do not open and close, and to prepare a cost
estimate for correcting the problem, and to develop a proposal to
solve the problem over a period of time, and to make
recommendations to the Legislature regarding the same; and, be it
Further Resolved,
That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report its findings, conclusions and recommendations,together with any drafts of legislation necessary to effectuate
its recommendations, to the 1996 regular session of the West
Virginia Legislature; and, be it
Further Resolved,
That the expenses necessary to conduct
this study, to prepare the report and to draft necessary
legislation be paid from legislative appropriation to the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance.