H. B. 4031
(By Mr. Speaker, (Mr. Thompson) and Delegate Armstead)
[By Request of the Executive]
[Introduced January 14, 2010; 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 providing flexibility in the
West Virginia public school support plan for funding regional
education service agencies; and capping appropriations for the
yearly foundation allowance for regional education service
agencies at $4.2 million.
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
the first day of July, two
thousand six July 1, 2010, 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 may not exceed $4.2 million. 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 allow the foundation
allowance allocated for regional education service agencies to be
an amount not to exceed $4.2 million.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.