Education (higher)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To prohibit colleges, universities, and community colleges to charge for students for transcripts [HB-2697]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to forbid state-funded higher education institutions from charging for transcripts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Margitta Schaaf-Mazzocchi
Markup Discussion on 03/11/2025
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Tuition and fee exemptions for service-connected Disabled Veterans and their dependents [HB-2610]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a waiver of tuition and fees at state institutions of higher education and community and technical colleges for military veterans, their spouses, and dependents, when that veteran has a service-related disability of 50 percent or greater.
Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Cooper
By Substitute, Do Pass, But First To Finance on 03/20/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to nondiscrimination at institutions of higher education [HB-2574]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
The purpose of this bill is to prevent discrimination at institutions of higher education at West Virginia post-secondary institutions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elias Coop-Gonzalez
Filed For Introduction on 02/18/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Non Profit Athletics Act [HB-2595]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Sports ]
[Nonprofit ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize institutions of higher education to contract with a private corporation to operational, economic, fiscal, and educational development activities and services related to intercollegiate athletics' programs of the state institution of higher education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington
Approved By Governor 4/30/2025 on 04/30/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
NIL Protection Act [HB-2576]
[Sports ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide rights, responsibilities, authorities and limitations relating to the name, image, and likeness of an individual who participating as a student-athlete in an institution of higher education. This article is new, therefore,
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington
Approved By Governor 4/30/2025 on 04/30/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to voluntary private school immunization [HB-2517]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate vaccine mandates for the citizens of West Virginia.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Butler
Filed For Introduction on 02/17/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Non-Profit Athletics Act [SB-499]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Economic Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize institutions of higher education to contract with a private corporation to operational, economic, fiscal, and educational development activities and services related to intercollegiate athletics' programs of the state institution of higher education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Woelfel
Filed For Introduction on 02/14/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Restoring Sanity Act [SB-424]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Ethics ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Restoring Sanity Act; prohibit a school district, a public charter school, the West Virginia Board of Education, the West Virginia Department of Education, or any employee of the aforementioned entities from providing instruction in, requiring instruction in, making part of a course, or requiring a statement or affirmation by any employee certain concepts; prohibit a state institution of higher education and an employee of a state institution of higher education from requiring a student or employee to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patricia Rucker
Filed For Introduction on 02/13/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Providing medical examination transportation services for students who seek support after experiencing sexual violence [SB-216]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to require state intuitions of higher education, to the extent feasible, to provide to their students without charge and in a manner that protects student confidentiality, transportation to and from a local hospital for a trained health care provider to administer a sexual assault forensic medical examination kit where a student seeks support after experiencing sexual violence.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Woelfel
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Hunger-Free Campus Act [SB-245]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Student Loans ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the "Hunger-Free Campus Act," which requires the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission to establish a grant program to address food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Woelfel
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating mobile training team for school safety [SB-48]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a mobile training team for the purpose of school safety. The bill provides for regional mobile training officers. The bill empowers the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security to create the program. The bill provides for coordination between school protection officers and the mobile training team. The bill permits elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators to carry concealed weapons. The bill classifies such persons who carry concealed weapons as school protection officers. The bill provides
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Taylor
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to voluntary immunization in private schools [SB-108]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for voluntary private school immunization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rollan Roberts
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Exempting certain military veterans and their dependents from tuition [SB-149]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
The purpose of this bill is to exempt certain military veterans and their dependents from tuition.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan Weld
Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Finance on 02/24/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating Forensic Pathology Recruitment Program [SB-118]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to recruit forensic pathologists; set forth a purpose; define terms; set forth eligibility criteria; set forth required loan repayment documents and procedure; designate the Department of Health to administer the program; set forth award requirements and procedure; create a fund; require rulemaking; and set forth minimum salary.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Woelfel
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating Unmatched Medical Graduate Advisory Council [SB-86]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Unmatched Medical Graduate Advisory Council; establishing findings and purpose; establishing membership of advisory council; setting forth subjects to be addressed by advisory council in reporting; providing for selection of chair and vice chair; establishing quorum; providing that administrative support be provided by the Higher Education Policy Commission; and requiring reporting of findings and recommendations by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patricia Rucker
Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Finance on 03/05/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Establishing the behavioral health workforce education initiative at the Higher Education Policy Commission [HB-2166]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Behavioral Health Workforce Initiative within the Higher Education Policy Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington
Do Pass, But First To Finance on 03/06/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Including Potomac State College in the definition of community and technical college education program for participation in the “Learn and Earn Program” [HB-2190]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a program to include Potomac State College of West Virginia as an eligible institution for participation in the "Learn and Earn Program". The bill removes reference to the program being a "pilot" program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gary Howell
To Finance on 04/04/2025
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring publicly funded medical schools to teach certain life-saving methods [HB-2151]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to require publicly-funded medical schools to teach the most current evidence-based, life-saving methods including abortion pill reverse.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elias Coop-Gonzalez
Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Limiting liability for accredited academic hospitals [SB-795]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to limit liability for accredited academic hospitals to only the amount of insurance covered by State Board of Risk and Insurance Management, to provide medical professional liability insurance to accredited academic hospitals, and to provide updated definitions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Fredrik Nelson
Filed For Introduction on 02/15/2024
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
The Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act [HB-5666]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Human Rights ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act through strengthening existing free expression on campus laws. The bill provides for legislative findings regarding the exercise of First Amendment rights on public university campuses in this state as being critical components of the education experience for students. The bill clarifies the definition of public forums. The bill modifies certain time, place, and manner restrictions. The bill strengthens development of policies and procedures. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Laura Kimble
Filed For Introduction on 02/13/2024