WV SB609 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 29 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-30 - To House Finance
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on March 29 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-30 - To House Finance
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create additional flexibility for school systems in the use of school aid funds. The bill moves the basis for calculation the foundation allowances for professional educators and service personnel to an authorized positions ratio, rather than the number employed subject to a limiting ratio. Necessary related adjustments for professional instructional personnel are made and issues raised by the Legislative Auditor are addressed. For funding purposes only, the Treasurer and Director of Child Nutrition are made fundable professional educators. The bill also authorizes counties to use up to $200,000 of the formula funds restricted to bus purchases for facility, equipment and other current expense priorities if approved by the state superintendent. The method for calculating the Allowance for Current Expense is changed from a percentage of salary costs to a state average cost for operations and maintenance per square foot per student. The bill authorizes funds for the improvement of instructional technology to be used for the employment of technology system specialists and allows percentages of both allowances for improving instructional programs and instructional technology to be used for school facility and equipment repair, maintenance and improvement or replacement and other current expense priorities, and for emergencies. The amounts use for these purposes must be included and justified in the respective strategic plans for instructional programs and technology improvement. The bill also reduces state aid funding to school districts for the 2018 fiscal year only.
Title
Creating additional flexibility for school systems in use of school aid funds
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2017-03-29 - Senate - Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 285) (Y: 17 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2017-03-24 - Senate - Motion to read first time adopted (Roll No. 189) (Y: 21 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-24 - Senate - Motion to read first time adopted (Roll No. 189) (Y: 21 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-30 | House | To House Finance |
| 2017-03-30 | House | To Finance |
| 2017-03-30 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2017-03-29 | Senate | Ordered to House |
| 2017-03-29 | Senate | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 285) |
| 2017-03-29 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2017-03-29 | Senate | On 3rd reading |
| 2017-03-28 | Senate | Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) |
| 2017-03-28 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2017-03-28 | Senate | On 2nd reading |
| 2017-03-27 | Senate | Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment |
| 2017-03-27 | Senate | Having been read 1st time 3/24/17 |
| 2017-03-24 | Senate | On 2nd reading to Finance |
| 2017-03-24 | Senate | Read 1st time |
| 2017-03-24 | Senate | Motion to read first time adopted (Roll No. 189) |
| 2017-03-24 | Senate | Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance |
| 2017-03-15 | Senate | To Education |
| 2017-03-15 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2017-03-15 | Senate | To Education then Finance |
| 2017-03-15 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB485 (Similar To) 2017-03-11 - Senator Smith requests to be removed as sponsor of bill
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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| 11 | 8 | 12 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 11 | 8 | 6f | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 18 | 9A | 10 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 18 | 9A | 11 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 18 | 9A | 12 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 18 | 9A | 2 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 18 | 9A | 25 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 18 | 9A | 4 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 18 | 9A | 5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 18 | 9A | 6a | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 18 | 9A | 7 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 18 | 9A | 9 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
