
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, February 7, 1995                   TAG: 9502070071
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-3   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: NEW RIVER VALLEY BUREAU
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EDUCATION-FUNDING BILLS GET COMMITTEE'S OK

State Sen. Madison Marye, D-Shawsville, said Monday his higher-education related budget amendments have passed the Senate Finance Committee.

The amendments restore $10.3 million to the Cooperative Extension Service that Gov. George Allen had proposed cutting. They also restore funds for other projects at Virginia Tech and Radford.

The Senate should finish work on its version of the state budget by Thursday. Any differences with the House version would be reconciled in conference committee by Feb. 21.

Meanwhile, another bill relevant to the New River Valley has moved on to the Senate. The measure would allow Warm Hearth Village to build a new nursing home.

Introduced by Del. Jim Shuler, D-Blacksburg, the bill passed the House of Delegates a week ago by a 96-0 vote.

The bill has been referred to the Senate Education and Health Committee. It would grant Warm Hearth an exemption from Virginia's moratorium on the construction of more nursing homes. The 300-person Blacksburg-area retirement community wants to build a 60-bed nursing home to augment its existing town houses, apartments and assisted living center.

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