HB2478 HFAT Nelson E 2-28 #1                                                                                             McO

            Com. Sub. For H. B. 2478 -- “A BILL to amend and reenact §11-8-6f of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §18-9A-4, §18-9A-5, §18-9A-7, §18-9A-11 and §18-9A-12 of said code, all relating to public school finance; removing the reduction in a county's basic foundation allowance to a county school system for professional educators and service personnel if the number employed is less than the maximum allowed for formula funding; adjusting the foundation school program allowance for transportation costs for the school years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017; including propane as an eligible fuel for the ten percent additional percentage allowance for school bus systems using alternative fuels; fixing the amounts to be used for the replacement of buses for school years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 as a component of the allowance in the foundation school program for transportation; eliminating requirements that payments or contributions in lieu of property taxes which are distributed by the sheriff to the county board of education be deducted from the allocated state aid share for the county; and eliminating certain adjustments in basic foundation program.”.