Post by Logan on Mar 18, 2016 18:20:22 GMT -6
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill this week that, according to state School Building Authority officials, will cut by $4 million the SBA’s grants to counties for school construction and renovation projects.
Tomblin supported the bill (SB 400), which passed the Senate 30-4 and the House of Delegates 63-33, with four delegates not voting.
Counties across the state submit project proposals to the SBA, which distributes general revenue, bond proceeds and lottery money. The SBA’s board votes on which projects to fund. Because the amount of funding school systems request in each annual grant cycle usually far exceeds the SBA’s available dollars, counties compete to convince the SBA staff and board which projects are the most needed.
SBA Executive Director David Sneed said SB 400 will cut $1 million from the agency’s “major improvement program” grant fund next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160317/governor-signs-bill-cutting-school-building-authority-funding
Tomblin supported the bill (SB 400), which passed the Senate 30-4 and the House of Delegates 63-33, with four delegates not voting.
Counties across the state submit project proposals to the SBA, which distributes general revenue, bond proceeds and lottery money. The SBA’s board votes on which projects to fund. Because the amount of funding school systems request in each annual grant cycle usually far exceeds the SBA’s available dollars, counties compete to convince the SBA staff and board which projects are the most needed.
SBA Executive Director David Sneed said SB 400 will cut $1 million from the agency’s “major improvement program” grant fund next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160317/governor-signs-bill-cutting-school-building-authority-funding