H. B. 4436
(By Delegates Canterbury, Campbell, Staggers, Rodighiero,
Longstreth, Ellis, Burdiss, Eldridge, Evans and Martin)
[Introduced February 6, 2008; referred to the
Committee on Education then Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-3C-6a, relating
to establishing a course in solar hot water heating at
community and technical colleges; course to be available to
general public; and providing funds for each community college
for the purchase equipment to be utilized by this course.
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 §18B-3C-6a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3C. COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM.
§18B-3C-6a. Community and technical college course in solar hot
water heating.
(a) Each community and technical college shall establish a
course in solar hot water heating. The course shall be a noncredit
course, however it may become a course for credit if a broader program in solar energy or alternative energy sources is developed
by the community and technical college where the course takes
place.
(b) The solar hot water heating course shall be available to
both students registered at the community and technical college and
to the general public, as long as a member of the general public
pays the required course fees.
(c) A plumber who completes this course shall be given a
certificate certifying participation in the course.
(d) Each community and technical college shall be appropriated
fifteen thousand dollars to cover the costs of: (1) One batch
solar hot water heating system; (2) one flat panel hot water
heating system; (3) one evacuated tube hot water heating system;
(4) one waste water heat recapture unit; and (5) one flash hot
water heater.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a course in solar
hot water heating at each community and technical college in the
state.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.