This bill proposes an amendment to the school aid formula in West Virginia, specifically targeting the transportation calculations used to allocate funds to counties. Currently, the formula is based on student enrollment, but the bill seeks to change this standard to instead consider the daily school bus mileage traveled. This adjustment aims to provide greater financial assistance to larger counties that are required to offer transportation services to all students.

Key changes include the deletion of the phrase "the state average amount per pupil for each pupil receiving the aid within each county" and its replacement with "school bus mileage traveled daily within each county." This shift in focus is intended to better reflect the transportation needs of counties and ensure that funding is more equitably distributed based on actual transportation usage rather than just enrollment numbers. The bill also outlines various percentages of transportation costs that will be covered based on county density and includes provisions for additional funding for counties using alternative fuel sources for their bus systems.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 18-9A-7