HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 101

(By Ambler, Duke, Evans, Hamrick, Kelly, Rohrbach, Romine, Rowan, Wagner, Blackwell, Campbell, Hicks, Hornbuckle, Moye, Perdue, Perry, Rodighiero, Trecost, and Espinosa)

[Originating in the Committee on Education; Reported on March 7, 2016]

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct an interim study on the areas remaining from the January 3, 2012, Efficiency Audit of West Virginia’s Primary and Secondary Education System conducted by Public Works, LLC, that require legislative action to accomplish.

Whereas, The January 3, 2012, Efficiency Audit of West Virginia’s Primary and Secondary Education System conducted by Public Works, LLC, included eighty-two recommendations intended to help the state achieve two goals: (1) Producing the best possible outcomes for its students; and (2) Receiving the highest return on the educational dollars it spends; and

Whereas, A representative from Public Works, LLC, who was invited to present a status report on the implementation of these recommendations to the Joint Standing Education Committee during the 2015 interim meetings, reported many areas in which action on implementation was completed through a combination of legislative and executive action, areas in which there was progress toward implementation, areas in which there was not total agreement with that recommendation, and other recommendations remaining in which implementation required Code change/legislative action; and

Whereas, The recommendations remaining which require Code change/legislative action include recommendations intended help the state achieve goals for both producing the best outcomes for students and/or receiving the highest return for dollars spent; therefore, be it;

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to conduct an interim study on the areas remaining from the January 3, 2012, Efficiency Audit of West Virginia’s Primary and Secondary Education System, that require Code change/legislative action to accomplish; and be it

Further Resolved, That a report of the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the study, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate the recommendations be reported to the Legislature at its 2017 Regular Session; and be it

Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report and draft necessary legislation are requested to be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.