SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20
(By Senators Jackson, Plymale, Bailey, Boley, Bowman, Caldwell,
Edgell, Helmick, Hunter, Minear, Mitchell, Oliverio, Redd and
Unger)
[Originating in the Committee on Education; reported March 20,
2001.]
Urging the United States Congress and President George W. Bush
increase funding for disabled students from the 12 percent
average per pupil expenditure currently allotted to the 40
percent level authorized in the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act.
Whereas, The Legislature recognizes the importance of
educating all West Virginians to the fullest extent permitted
given dedicated education expenditures and federal and state law;
and
Whereas, The United States Congress and, subsequently, the
President authorized, in the 1975 Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, the federal government to pay a modest portion, 40
percent of the average per pupil expenditure, of the funding requisite to adequately meet the needs of students requiring
special education; and
Whereas, According to the National Conference of State
Legislatures, West Virginia received $36,625,000 from the
congressional budget in the past fiscal year appropriated through
the above-mentioned statute, which is a fraction of the estimated
$128,610,000 our state would receive if provided the 40 percent
level authorized in the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act; and
Whereas, A greater percentage of funds could be used to
support the educational opportunities of all West Virginia
residents; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature urges the United States Congress and
President George W. Bush to increase funding from 12 percent of
the average per pupil expenditure for disabled students to the
amount specified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, which is 40 percent of the average per pupil expenditure;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Clerk of the
United States House of Representatives, the Secretary of the United States Senate, President George W. Bush and the members of
West Virginia's congressional delegation.
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