The West Virginia Legislature has convened the anticipated special session for the month of May.

The session started on the 19^th and has already resulted in agreement on several critical pieces of the state budget legislation.

Provided funding will include $5 million to the Department of Health and Human Services; a new agriculture lab on the WVSU campus; and state paving projects.

The session is being held during the interim committee meeting dates when all lawmakers are together to help ease the burden on taxpayers.

The session is predicted to last until the May 24 when the interim committees are finished meeting.