HB2727 INTR

H. B. 2727

(By Delegates C. White, Caputo, Hubbard,

Willis, Yeager and Sparks)

[Introduced February 10, 1999; referred to the

Committee on Education then Finance.]

A BILL to amend and reenact section thirteen, article two, chapter eighteen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to mandating that county boards of education follow the recommended guidelines for scheduling cooks.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section thirteen, article two, chapter eighteen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. SCHOOL PERSONNEL.
§18A-2-13. Mandatory guidelines for full-day and half-day cooks.

The following guidelines are ~~optional~~ mandatory guidelines that county boards ~~may~~ shall use when scheduling full-day and half-day cooks:

Number ofNumber ofAverage Number of
Meals Cooks Meals Served Per
Cook's Hours Worked

1-90

12.00

91-135

1.5

12.00

136-180

12.00

181-225

2.5

12.00

226-270

12.00

271-315

3.5

12.00

316-360

12.00

361-405

4.5

12.00

406-450

12.00

451-495

5.5

12.00

496-540

12.00

541-585

6.5

12.00

586-630

12.00

631-675

7.5

12.00

676-720

12.00

721-765

8.5

12.00

766-810

12.00

811-855

9.5

12.00

856-900

12.00

A meal prepared for a school lunch shall be established as a whole meal. Other meals shall be equal to three fourths of a school lunch meal.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require boards to follow the statutory guidelines as to the ratio of cooks to the number of meals to be served.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.