West Virginia House Bill 2706 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2008 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2008-01-09 - To House Education
Pending: House Education Committee

The purpose of this bill is to reform the school aid formula by reducing from ninety-eight percent to seventy percent the amount of the regular levy deducted from county boards of education for general current expense purposes; by ensuring that improved instructional programs receive at least $33 million annually; by providing at least $5 million to the State Board of Education to assist low-performing schools; by capturing moneys from declining enrollment and direct it to salaries of classroom teachers and service personnel; and by requiring at least an $8 milion annual appropriation for alternative education programs.

Reforming the school aid formula by reducing the amount of regular levy deducted from county boards of education

Sen. Richard Browning [D]	Del. Joe DeLong [D]	Del. Walter Duke [R]	Del. Tim Miley [D]
Sen. Jack Yost [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-01-09		To House Education
2008-01-09		Introduced in House
2008-01-09		To Education then Finance
2008-01-09		Filed for introduction

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2706&year=2008&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill