Education (k12)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to addressing School Discipline in Public Schools [HB-2486]
The purpose of this bill is to itemize additional disciplinary issues to be addressed by the Department of Education and reports to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability. It also requires the Department of Education to include discipline data on its dashboard for public access.
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Allow teachers to bank personal and sick days [HB-2453]
The purpose of this bill is to allow teachers to bank any unused sick leave or personal leave to the next academic year.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To provide a raise for special education aides, as well as a raise for self-contained special education teachers. [HB-2475]
The purpose of this bill is to match the salaries of Aide V (Special Education Aides) with that of Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teachers and then increasing that amount by 5% for the Aide V position; increase the pay of self-contained, special education teachers by 10%; define a critical vacancy; and to require board staff who are certified in the subject area of a critical vacancy to go to the classroom and fill that position until someone is hired to do so.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating three separate job titles for school bus operators [HB-2512]
The purpose of this bill is to create three separate job titles for school bus operators based on years of service.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Training course for principals in public schools; informing teachers of their rights and protections; IEP format [HB-2499]
The purpose of this bill is to create an in-person training course for principals in public schools. The bill informs teachers of due process rights. Finally, the bill provides for an Individualized Education Program format.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating WV Athletic Freedom Act [SB-470]
The purpose of this bill is to allow students, coaching staff, and athletic trainers to participate in non-school athletic activities.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring ambulance, if available, at middle school or high school football game [SB-477]
The purpose of this bill is to require an ambulance at any middle school or high school football game under the control, supervision, and regulation of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Allowing off-duty law-enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and public school events [SB-481]
The purpose of this bill is to allow off duty law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and at public school events.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring teachers to wear a “mobile alert button” for emergency situations, to be known as “Alyssa’s Law.” [HB-2394]
The purpose of this bill is to implement a wearable panic alert system, to be known as Alyssa's law, in all schools in the state.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Allowing licensed substitute and full-time teachers to serve as parent volunteers without additional background check [SB-480]
The purpose of this bill is to allow licensed substitute and full-time teachers to serve as parent volunteers without an additional background check.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating Student-First School Funding Act [SB-471]
The purpose of this bill is to revise the school funding formula to be student-based and ensuring equal accessibility to funds for school maintenance and consolidation.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Repealing athletic eligibility of transfer students [SB-478]
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the requirement that the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission modify its rules to allow high school students to transfer schools and retain athletic eligibility, so that the Commission may modify its rules relating to athletic eligibility of transfer students in its discretion.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating WV Released Time Education Act [SB-442]
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Released Time Education Act. The bill provides for a title. The bill creates definitions. The bill provides for released time excusal policies. The bill provides credit for released time courses. Finally, the bill provides for remedies.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Permitting compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schools [SB-449]
The purpose of this bill is to permit compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schools.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Establishing WV Guardian Program [SB-450]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Guardian Act. The bill allows the county school boards to contract for participation in the program. The bill defines terms. The bill sets out the authority of independent contractors participating in the program. The bill provides requirements for participation. The bill provides exclusions from participation. The bill sets forth a limitation of liability. The bill provides exemptions from purchasing requirements. Finally, the bill provides for exclusions from state benefit programs.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating the Parents' Bill of Rights [HB-2372]
The purpose of this bill is to codify a Parents' Bill of Rights.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Restoring Sanity Act [SB-424]
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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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Permitting middle or high school students to participate in travel sports teams without repercussion. [HB-2355]
The purpose of this bill is to forbid the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission from taking any adverse action against middle or high school student athletes who participate in travel sports.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring county boards of education adopt policies limiting use of personal cell phones and other electronic communication devices [SB-432]
The purpose of this bill is to require county school boards to adopt policies intended to limit the use of personal cell phones and other electronic communication devices in public schools for purposes other than educational, medical, and emergency purposes.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring WV Board of Education to implement wearable panic alert system in public schools [SB-434]
The purpose of this bill is to create Alyssa's Law which requires each public school building to be equipped with at least one panic alarm for use in a school security emergency; and requires the panic alarm to be directly linked to local law enforcement agencies designated as first responders to the school's campus.