HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 73
(By Delegates Trump, Manuel, Doyle, Overington,
Douglas, Faircloth, Schadler, Evans and Michael)
Requesting that the School Building Authority give special
consideration in its funding decisions to the needs of
counties experiencing growth in enrollment.
Whereas, The School Building Authority is empowered to
facilitate and provide state funds and to administer all federal
funds provided for the construction and major improvement of school
facilities so as to meet the educational needs of the people of
this State in an efficient and economical manner; and
Whereas, The authority is charged with making funding
determinations by assessing existing school facilities and each
facility's school major improvement plan in relation to the needs
of the individual student, the general school population, the
communities served by the facilities and facility needs statewide;
and
Whereas, There are several counties of this State that are
experiencing population growth; and
Whereas, This growth has resulted in the rapid increase of
enrollment in the public schools of these counties; and
Whereas, It is incumbent upon this State to provide educational
facilities for students that are not overcrowded and have sufficient classroom, laboratory and recreational facilities for
their use; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the School Building
Authority to identify the counties of this State that are
experiencing growth in enrollment and to give these counties
consideration, weighing heavily their needs for funding for the
construction, improvement and maintenance of school facilities.