Education (and Related Subheadings)
West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to county boards of education funding of public libraries [SB-575]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for equal treatment of county boards of education in funding public libraries as a part of the system of public education by requiring any future excess levies to include an allocation for public libraries in the county.
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Relating to publication of financial statements by county boards of education [SB-573]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
Relating to publication of financial statements by county boards of education
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Allowing certain expelled students participate in Juvenile Drug Court [SB-568]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Allowing certain expelled students participate in Juvenile Drug Court
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Decreasing student-to-teacher ratio and increasing pay for certain aides [SB-562]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to decrease the student-to-teacher ratio in preschool through twelfth grades and to provide additional pay to aides employed in classrooms with student ratios over the maximum allowed.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Expanding circuit court jurisdiction over certain juvenile status offenders [SB-559]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow circuit courts to retain jurisdiction over juvenile status offenders after they turn eighteen in certain situations.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Requiring appointment of State Superintendent of Schools be with advice and consent of Senate [SB-546]
[Education ]
Requiring appointment of State Superintendent of Schools be with advice and consent of Senate
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Creating Library Facilities Improvement Fund [SB-537]
[Libraries ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
Creating Library Facilities Improvement Fund
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Computing local county share of public education library funding [SB-528]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
[Funding ]
Computing local county share of public education library funding
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Requiring assistant principals in schools of certain enrollment [SB-44]
[Education ]
Requiring assistant principals in schools of certain enrollment
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Modifying county funding ratio of school students to counselors [SB-409]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a funding ratio of 350/1 of students and school counselors. The bill would allow counties to set their own caseload standards so long as these are equally distributed at each academic level in the county. The bill would also grandfather in existing counties which exceed the proposed ratio.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Defining certain habitually absent student as neglected child [SB-404]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that a child who is physically healthy and presumed safe is a neglected child if he or she is habitually absent from school without good cause. This bill provides an exemption for parents whose children are receiving home instruction.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to scholarships for dependent children of law-enforcement officers who die in performance of duty [SB-394]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to scholarships for dependent children of state troopers who die in performance of duty
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Adjusting foundation allowance for school transportation costs and regional education service agencies [SB-370]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to restrict the additional percentage allowance for school buses to those using compressed natural gas or propane as an alternative fuel and to reduce the cap on the foundation allowance for regional service agencies (RESA) by 7.5%.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating generally to reforming public education [SB-359]
[Education ]
The purpose of this bill is to improve public education by revising outdated provisions of the code to implement initiatives that will better prepare students for the college and work realities of the 21st Century.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to regional meetings among certain county boards of education officials [SB-344]
[Education ]
Requiring meeting of certain county board of education officials belonging to same regional educational service agency
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Allowing schools to maintain epinephrine auto-injectors for use during anaphylactic reaction emergencies [SB-340]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Allowing schools to maintain epinephrine auto-injectors for use during anaphylactic reaction emergencies
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to interscholastic athletics concussions and head injuries [SB-336]
[Sports ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to interscholastic athletics concussions and head injuries
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to certification requirements of workers painting state bridges [SB-332]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require that all workers who paint state bridges have successfully completed the SSPC Coating Application Specialist (CAS) Program.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Repealing code allowing sale of healthy beverages and soft drinks in schools [SB-206]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Food ]
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the section of state code that allows soft drinks to be sold in the school system under specified circumstances. This bill has been recommended for passage during the 2013 Regular Session by the Joint Committee on Health.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Assessing excessive tardiness penalties for certain public school students [SB-177]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to assess penalties for excessive tardy minutes for primary and secondary school students.