H. B. 4687
(By Delegates Fleischauer, Manuel, DeLong,
Leggett, Stemple, Yeager and Kominar)
[Introduced February 27, 2004; 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-2A-6, relating
to
requiring the
governing board of West Virginia University
to maintain
the competition rifle team program and the rifle
range for a period of not less than three years pending a
legislative study
.
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-2A-6, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2A. INSTITUTIONAL BOARDS OF GOVERNORS.
§18B-2A-6. West Virginia University competition rifle team
program.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the West
Virginia University competition rifle team is a program of excellence which has brought national recognition and acclaim to
the university. The proposed elimination of the competition rifle
team program may have unintended and negative consequences
including the degradation of the reputation and standing of West
Virginia University in the eyes of the public.
In order to ensure against these possible negative
consequences, the governing board of West Virginia University is
hereby directed to maintain the competition rifle team program and
the rifle range for a period of not less than three years pending
a legislative study of the potential unintended and negative impact
the termination of the program may have on the university.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the
governing
board of West Virginia University
to maintain
the competition rifle
team program and the rifle range for a period of not less than
three years pending a legislative study
.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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