Education (higher)

State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to extending the reporting and sunset dates of the State Advisory Council on Postsecondary Attainment Goals [HB-4814]
The purpose of this bill is to extend the reporting and sunset dates of the State Advisory Council on Postsecondary Attainment Goals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington Chapter 160, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/22/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To require higher education institutions in West Virginia to accept the CLT as an ACT or SAT equivalent. [HB-4819]
The purpose of this bill is to require any institution of higher education in West Virginia to accept the CLT as an equivalent of ACT and SAT.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Dillon Filed For Introduction on 01/16/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Expanding the amount of promise scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics [HB-4693]
The purpose of this bill is to increase PROMISE scholarships to persons majoring in STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields to pay the full cost of tuition, room and board.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Shawn Fluharty Filed For Introduction on 01/15/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Tuition and fee exemptions for service-connected Disabled Veterans and their dependents. [HB-4720]
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. Mike Pushkin To House Finance on 02/08/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Providing medical examination transportation services for students who seek support after experiencing sexual violence [SB-343]
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 01/12/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Enabling WVSU and Bluefield State University to offer associate degrees [SB-334]
The purpose of this bill is to enable Bluefield State University and West Virginia State University to offer associate degrees on their campus.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Grady Filed For Introduction on 01/12/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Promise for Promise Act [SB-361]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Promise for a Promise Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Stuart Filed For Introduction on 01/12/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Providing funding for Hope Scholarship Program [SB-327]
The purpose of this bill is to establish parameters for providing funding for the Hope Scholarship Program; and providing definitions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale Filed For Introduction on 01/12/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to voluntary private school immunization [SB-423]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for voluntary private school immunization.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Karnes Filed For Introduction on 01/12/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Creating mobile training team for school safety [SB-363]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Taylor Filed For Introduction on 01/12/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To establish a grant program for colleges that take steps to establish themselves as Student Basic Needs campuses [HB-4637]
The purpose of this bill is to the Student Basic Needs Campus Initiative; establishing the Student Basic Needs Campus Initiative; authorizing the creation of the Student Basic Needs Campus Program office; establishing the duties of the Hunger Free Campus Program office; authorizing the Student Basic Needs Campus Program office to administer and advise the chancellor on the Student Basic Needs Campus Grant Program; establishing the requirement for designation as a Student Basic Needs Campus; setting requirements for awarding Student Basic Needs grants; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kayla Young Filed For Introduction on 01/11/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Requiring Higher Education Policy Commission to create and administer PROMISE Plus Program [SB-259]
Requiring Higher Education Policy Commission to create and administer PROMISE Plus Program

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tamejiro Takubo Reported Do Pass, But First To Finance on 01/22/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Hunger-Free Campus Act [HB-4629]
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 and appropriates $1 million.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kayla Young Filed For Introduction on 01/11/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Hunger-Free Campus Act [SB-292]
Hunger-Free Campus Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale On 2nd Reading, House Calendar on 03/04/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Mountaineer Games Sports League [HB-4243]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Mountaineer Games Sports League.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Hornbuckle Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Amend section providing for waiver of tuition and fees for older persons auditing certain college classes [HB-4172]
The purpose of this bill is to expand tuition and fee waivers or adjustments for senior citizens by including in the statute certain nonresident students and by decreasing the eligibility age from 65 years to 60 years of age or older.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Rohrbach Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To prohibit public university names for gender affirming care [HB-4357]
The purpose of this bill is to restrict public universities or university associated healthcare facilities from performing gender reassignment surgeries or gender affirming care upon minors.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pritt Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Creating the Economic Development Tuition Waiver [HB-4271]
The purpose of this bill is to provide tuition fees at an institution of higher education for certain persons, who are not yet residents, at the rate for residents of the state. The bill also provides requirements to be met by these persons before qualified for resident tuition rates, based upon employment by a business or organization that is established in this state as part of a program under the Economic Development Act of 1985.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kayla Young Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Prohibit requiring Covid-19 vaccine or booster shot to attend in person classes at colleges and universities [HB-4439]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit colleges and universities in West Virginia from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine or associated booster shot as a prerequisite for attending in-person class.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Laura Kimble Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To provide all National Merit Scholars free tuition to any West Virginia higher education institution in order to keep these scholars in state [HB-4500]
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia National Merit Scholarship Program. The bill sets forth definitions; defines powers and duties of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission; establishes requirements; authorizes rulemaking; and creates a special revenue fund.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Laura Kimble Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024

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