July 18, 1997

Ms. Elizabeth J. Parmer
Director
Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center
Route 1, Box 542-A
Grantsville, West Virginia 26147

Dear Ms. Parmer:

This is in response to your letter of June 25, 1997, in which you request an interpretation regarding the use of county buses for transportation relating to multi-county vocational schools.

Specifically, you ask whether there are any policies, opinions, or rulings which mandate that multi-county centers only utilize the fiscal agent county buses. The answer to your question is no. A multi-county vocational center may use buses from any of the counties participating in the vocational center. Therefore, in your particular situation, you may use either Gilmer or Calhoun County buses.

Hoping that I have been of service, I am

Sincerely,

/s/

Henry Marockie
State Superintendent of Schools