Education (and Related Subheadings)
West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Relating to date changes for notice of transfer or dismissal of school personnel [HB-4545]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Relating to date changes for notice of transfer or dismissal of school personnel
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Relating to compulsory school attendance [HB-4536]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to compulsory school attendance
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Continuing education requirement of building code inspectors [HB-4494]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to require building inspectors to receive four hours of continuing education learning in fair housing issues annually.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Requiring certain licensees to take continuing education in green building [HB-4492]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
The purpose of this bill is to require contractors, real estate appraisers and real estate agents to take, as part of their continuing education requirement, four hours concerning green and/or energy efficient building. These sections are new; therefore, they have been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Relating to the State Board of Education [HB-4470]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that it is not intended that multicounty regional educational service agencies provide services that would displace positions and duties performed by the county board of education professional or service employees. The bill provides that county boards of education may not be required to utilize regional services. The bill also authorizes the employment of certified bus trainers to train prospective candidates for school bus operator certification.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Reforming the school aide formula [HB-4467]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to reform the school aide formula by reducing over two years from ninety percent to eighty, then to seventy percent the amount of the regular levy deducted from county boards of education for general current expense purposes; ensuring that improved instructional programs receive at least $33 million annually; by providing at least $5 million to the State Board of Education to assist low performing schools; capturing moneys from declining enrollment and direct it to salaries of classroom teachers and service personnel;
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Adopting policies to promote school attendance [HB-4454]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize county school boards to develop policies to promote school attendance. This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Requiring automated external defibrillators in public schools [HB-4442]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring automated external defibrillators in public schools
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Modifying the criteria for awarding high school diplomas to certain veterans [HB-4433]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Military ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide high school diplomas to veterans of certain wars regardless of whether they were attending high school before entering the military.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Requiring parents who object to immunizations to provide a written statement to that effect [HB-4411]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to require parents or guardians who object to immunizations on the basis of religious, philosophical or conscientious beliefs to sign a statement to this effect in lieu of certificates showing proof of immunizations.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Relating to the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology [HB-4388]
[Healthcare ]
Relating to the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Exempting barbers licensed in West Virginia for thirty years or more from continuing education requirements [HB-4378]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to exempt barbers licensed in West Virginia for thirty years or more from continuing education requirements.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Reforming the school aid formula [HB-4370]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to reform the school aid formula by reducing, in fiscal year 2012-2013, each countys local share to eighty-five percent plus reductions for usual losses in collections and for money due each assessors office; and, in fiscal year 2013-2014, and thereafter, reducing each countys local share to eighty percent plus reductions for usual losses in collections and for money due each assessors office.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Relating to the School Building Authority [HB-4333]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate local participation in funding school construction projects and the associated limited funding reserve. The bill eliminates certain regional planning activities when evaluating proposed construction projects. The bill eliminates the requirement of a county boards efforts in school bond issues being a consideration when evaluating proposed projects. The bill eliminates the requirement that counties receive explanations detailing the authoritys decision concerning the funding of projects. The bill also declares
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Clarifying that a child who is physically healthy and presumed safe is a neglected child if the child is habitually absent from school [HB-4309]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide 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.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Authorizing a county board of education to use the services of a bus operator from another county in certain circumstances [HB-4299]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to permit a county board of education to use bus operators regularly employed by the county board of a different county to operate buses leased by the county, if bus operators from the owning county are unavailable.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Providing that a member of the service personnel in the system may be hired as a coach when there is no qualified teacher in the system [HB-4270]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that a member of the service personnel in the system may be hired as a coach when there is no qualified teacher in the system for the position of coach.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Relating to disclosure of sex offender registration to private elementary and secondary schools, and to higher education institutions [HB-4243]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide sex offender registration information to elementary schools, secondary schools, higher education institutions that lack a campus police department where the registrant is employed or attends school.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Relating to exclusions from the definition of professional personnel for evaluation purposes [HB-4236]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
The purpose of this bill is to phase-in a new evaluation process for professional personnel and institute a comprehensive teacher mentoring system in West Virginia.
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West Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Allowing flexibility within county school systems [HB-4235]
[Education ]
[Disaster Relief ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for innovation zones for county school systems who are under a state of emergency. The bill authorizes the State Board of Education to select a county school system to serve as a county innovation zone pilot project. The bill authorizes the State Board of Education to promulgate rules and emergency rules. The bill provides procedure and criteria for application and selection as a county innovation zone. The bill requires the development of county innovation zone plans and sets forth their contents. The bill
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