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Senate Bill No. 288

(By Senator Tomblin, Mr. President)

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[Introduced February 25, 2005; referred to the

Committee on Finance.]

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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-10B-10, relating to vocational rehabilitation facilities; authorizing rental of vocational rehabilitation facilities by school groups or other youth or civic organizations; and providing that rental revenue be used to defray the cost, maintenance and replacement of recreational equipment and facilities.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-10B-10, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10B. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION FACILITIES.
§18-10B-10. Authorized rental of State Vocational Rehabilitation facilities.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the Director may allow school groups and other youth or civic organizations or groups to use state vocational rehabilitation facilities and shall charge and collect a reasonable rent for the facilities: Provided, That all such rental revenue shall be used exclusively to defray the cost, maintenance and repair or replacement of the vocational rehabilitation facilities.