HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 81
(By Delegates Perry, Browning, Poling, Shaver, Wysong, Duke,
Romine, Pethtel, Moye, Rodighiero, Ireland, Ellis, Frederick,
Gall, Williams, Rowan, Fragale, Crosier, Wells, Tansill, Sumner
and Miller)
[Originating in the Committee on Education]
(February 28, 2008)
Requesting the joint committee on government and finance to make
a study on providing supplemental state aid for the
instruction of English as a Second Language(ESL)/Limited
English Proficient (LEP) students and removing statutory and
regulatory limitations on program delivery.
Whereas,
West Virginia collects data for Federal funding on
the number of ESL/LEP students in the schools and that data shows
that some counties must provide instruction for significant and
growing numbers of ESL/LEP students while others do not, thus
creating unequal demands on instructional dollars of different
counties
; and
Whereas, S
trong ESL/LEP definitions, testing, student
identification, counting and monitoring regulations are currently
in place to comply with federal law and reporting requirements
;
and
Whereas, Providing supplemental state aid and removing
statutory and regulatory barriers limitations on the instruction
of (ESL)/(LEP) students helps lessen the burden of serving these students with special needs; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the joint committee on government and finance is hereby
requested to make a study on providing supplemental state aid for
the instruction of English as a Second Language(ESL)/Limited
English Proficient (LEP) students and removing statutory and
regulatory limitations on program delivery; and be it
Further Resolved, That the said joint committee on
government and finance is requested conduct the study and prepare
a report of its findings, conclusions and recommendations
together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate
its recommendations; and be it
Further Resolved, That the joint committee on government and
finance is requested to report to the regular session of the
Legislature, 2009, on its findings, conclusions and
recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation
necessary to effectuate its recommendations; 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.