Rejected by House 3-21-2013
SB359 HFA ARMSTEAD, ET AL 3-21
Delegates Armstead, Border-Sheppard, Folk, Frich, Raines,
Faircloth, Espinosa, Arvon, Householder, McCuskey, Westfall,
Shott, Sumner, Sobonya, Cooper, E. Nelson, Cowles, Ambler and
Ellington move to amend the committee substitute in article three
of chapter eighteen on page ninety-four after line seven by
inserting the following new section, designated as section nine-
c, all to read as follows:
"§18-3-9c. State Superintendent required to address excess
bureaucracy.
(a) The Legislature finds the following:
(1) West Virginia has one of the highest ratio of state
administrators and staff to students enrolled in school in the
nation; and
(2) This ratio is greatly in excess of that in any surrounding
state; and
(3) Taxpayers and students in West Virginia deserve the most
efficient use of scarce education resources possible; and
(4) Classroom education should be the primary focus of any
education paradigm.
(b) By July 1, 2016, the State Superintendent shall undertake
reductions in the Department of Education so that it shall on and after that date, at no time, exceed an employee to student ratio
of more than one employee for every two thousand enrolled
students. This ratio requirement shall continue to be met for
each succeeding fiscal year thereafter: Provided, this ratio
requirement shall not apply to the hiring of classroom teachers.
"
AND
_________
Adopted
Rejected