Education (higher)
West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Expiring the PROMISE Scholarship Program, and establishing the Promise for All Scholarship Program [HB-2065]
The purpose of this bill is to create a new scholarship available to all West Virginians upon graduation from high school that remain in West Virginia to pursue an associate or bachelor’s degree of $10,000 per year. The only academic requirement is that the person have a 2.0 GPA, and graduate in no more than four years for an undergraduate degree or two and a half years for an associate degree; if the recipient, after graduation, stays and has full-time employment in West Virginia, repayment is forgiven on a year-to-year basis; if the person does
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Redirecting excise tax revenue on bottled soft drinks from West Virginia University schools to the Public Employees Insurance Agency [HB-2455]
The purpose of this bill is to redirect excise tax revenue on bottled soft drinks from certain West Virginia University schools to the Public Employees Insurance Agency.
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Permitting public employees the right to collectively bargain [HB-2350]
The purpose of this bill is to permit public employees the right to collectively bargain. The bill provides for an exclusive representative. The bill provides a procedure. The bill sets forth matters subject to collective bargaining.
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Relating to relocation or closure of state higher education institutions [HB-2021]
The purpose of this bill is to insure that closure or transfer of any publicly-funded higher education institution be preapproved by the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability (LOCEA); to require both an economic and educational study to be presented to the LOCEA before it may be closed or transferred.
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Making Promise scholarships available for students pursuing certificates or degrees through an accredited community and technical college [HB-2377]
The purpose of this bill is to make Promise scholarships available to students who wish to pursue a vocational certificate or degree in a community and technical college education program.
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Prohibiting West Virginia institutions of higher learning and state agencies from discriminating against graduates of private, nonpublic or home schools by requiring them to submit to alternative testing [HB-2034]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit state agencies and institutions of higher learning from discriminating against graduates of private, nonpublic or home schools by requiring them to submit to alternative testing as a precondition for acceptance into the institution of higher learning.
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Relating to tuition and fees at community and technical colleges [HB-2072]
The purpose of this bill is to set forth guidelines for increases of tuition and fees at community and technical colleges.
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Relating to the Antihazing Law [HB-2520]
The purpose of this bill is to modify the definition of hazing to address any type of organization whose members include students at any public or private institution of higher education.
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Authorizing governing board of higher education institution to eliminate tenure for its faculty [SB-127]
Authorizing governing board of higher education institution to eliminate tenure for its faculty
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
The Campus Self Defense Act [HB-2519]
The purpose of this bill is to allow a person who holds a current and valid license to carry a concealed deadly weapon to carry such a weapon on the campus and in the buildings of a state institution of higher education. It provides exceptions and immunity to an institution for a licensee’s intentional or unintentional use of a firearm while carrying it under the act. The bill seeks to acknowledge that violence against disarmed law-abiding citizens is an increasing, but unnecessary, occurrence. The bill is an attempt by the Legislature to reaffirm
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Permitting service credit in the Teachers Retirement System to persons with alternative school teaching experience [HB-2604]
The purpose of this bill is to permit service credit in the Teachers Retirement System to persons with alternative school teaching experience.
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Creating Stay in State Tax Credit [SB-86]
Creating Stay in State Tax Credit
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Relating to the Underwood-Smith scholarship and loan assistance program and teacher scholarship and loan program [HB-2862]
The purpose of this bill is to modify the purpose of the scholarship beginning in 2020; establish scholarship preference for applicants pursuing math and science teaching careers; modify selection criteria for the award of scholarships; modify scholarship agreement condition requirements; modify scholarship renewal requirements; modify purpose of teacher scholarship program to those pursuing careers in teaching math or science; modify scholarship agreement condition requirements for teachers; and modify scholarship renewal requirements for teachers.
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Providing programs to train firefighters and emergency medical technicians [HB-2586]
The purpose of this bill is to require certain community and technical college or career and technical education centers to offer training for students to become firefighters or emergency medical technicians.
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Permitting adjunct professors to serve on the institutional governing boards [HB-3048]
The purpose of this bill is to permit adjunct professors to serve on the institutional governing boards; proving for a term limit for adjunct professors to serve on the governing board; restricting county elected officials from serving on the governing boards of community or technical colleges; and permitting adjunct professors to serve on the governing boards of community and technical colleges.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to WV Anatomical Board [SB-671]
Relating to WV Anatomical Board
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to research, development and technology parks [SB-651]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for direct affiliation of technology and development parks with the state’s universities.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Establishing a merit-based Katherine Johnson Hope Scholarship program to provide tuition and fee payments for certain qualified students [HB-3078]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a merit-based Katherine Johnson Hope Scholarship program to provide tuition and fee payments for certain qualified students to attend state community and technical college education programs. No scholarship awards may be made until the program is funded.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Abolishing the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission [HB-3001]
The purpose of this bill is to abolish the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. The bill transfers all powers and duties of the commission relating to governance of institutions of higher education to the board of Governors of the institutions. The bill transfers all powers and duties of the commission to secure, provide, or administer financial support for educational or research purposes to the Institutions. The bill provides for the transfer and disposition of assets, property and records of the commission. This section has been
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Allowing retired teachers to be employed by a higher education institution [HB-3095]
The purpose of this bill is to allow retired teachers to be employed by a higher education institution, the Higher Education Policy Commission or the Council for Community and Technical College Education without forfeiting their retirement.