H. B. 3130

         (By Delegates M. Poling and Paxton)

         (By request of the Department of Education)

         [Introduced February 15, 2011; referred to the

         Committee on Education then Finance.]

A BILL to amend and reenact §18-9A-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing the dollar cap on the funding formula for Regional Education Service Agencies.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That §18-9A-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 9A. PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT.

§18-9A-8a. Foundation allowance for Regional Education Service Agencies.

    For the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2006, July 1, 2011, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the foundation allowance for Regional Education Service Agencies shall be equal to sixty-three one-hundredths percent of the allocation for professional educators as determined in section four of this article. but not more than $3,990,000. The allowance shall be distributed to the Regional Education Service Agencies in accordance with rules adopted by the state board. The allowance for Regional Education Service Agencies shall be excluded from the computation of total basic state aid as provided in section twelve of this article.

    NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to remove the $3,990,000 dollar cap on the funding formula for Regional Education Service Agencies.

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