Prohibiting public schools from requiring students to participate in sexual orientation instruction [SB-515]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a public school student from being required to participate in instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity if a parent, custodian, or guardian of the student objects in writing; require each public school to afford the parent, custodian, or guardian of a child subject to instruction with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity advance written notification of such instruction and of their right to exempt the child from participation; prohibit a public school and the county board employees
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SB-515: Prohibiting public schools from requiring students to participate in sexual orientation instruction
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Karnes
Reported Do Pass, But First To Judiciary on 02/14/2024
Relating generally to payment of bus aides [SB-521]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to require that whenever a county board enters into an extracurricular assignment agreement with bus operators and the bus operators are compensated during days the bus runs are not made, any special needs bus aides who have entered into an extracurricular assignment agreement to ride the buses and be available to assist student riders shall on those days be assigned to a school, assigned alternate duties at the school, and be paid at their normal rate of pay under the agreement for that day.
SB-521: Relating generally to payment of bus aides
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Grady
Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2024
Protecting belief-based student organizations from certain types of discrimination [SB-503]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to protect belief-based student organizations by expanding student organizations that are protected against certain types of discrimination by a state institution of higher education and expanding the types of discrimination the student organizations are protected from.
SB-503: Protecting belief-based student organizations from certain types of discrimination
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Maynard
Chapter 154, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/23/2024
To exclude certain students from drop out rate data [HB-4959]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to require school performance reports for middles school and high schools in this state to be provided to the Legislature, providing information to be included in the report, including college admission test preparation, three-year trends in the school, including discipline policies, staff qualifications, and how to calculate dropout rates, requiring publication on the State Board of Education's website
HB-4959: To exclude certain students from drop out rate data
Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Holstein
Filed For Introduction on 01/22/2024
Relating to repeal of WV EDGE [SB-507]
[Education ]
The purpose of this bill is to repeal West Virginia EDGE which became unnecessary last year with the passage of the dual enrollment pilot program in HB2005.
SB-507: Relating to repeal of WV EDGE
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Grady
Chapter 52, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/23/2024
To establish career exploration courses [HB-4960]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to add requirements for a career exploration course to grades seven and eight educational instruction.
HB-4960: To establish career exploration courses
Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Holstein
Filed For Introduction on 01/22/2024
Parents' Bill of Rights [SB-505]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
The purpose of this bill is to codify a Parents' Bill of Rights.
SB-505: Parents' Bill of Rights
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Karnes
Introduced In Senate on 01/22/2024
Relating to felony offense of sexual intercourse, intrusion, or contact with student [SB-504]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to modify elements of a felony offense pertaining to when a school employee or volunteer engages in sexual intercourse, intrusion, or contact with students.
SB-504: Relating to felony offense of sexual intercourse, intrusion, or contact with student
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Woelfel
Chapter 83, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/23/2024
HB-4946: Add as required material in public schools the teaching of the full Constitution of the United States, The Federalist Papers and Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letters from Birmingham Jail
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington
Filed For Introduction on 01/19/2024
You have voted HB-4946: Add as required material in public schools the teaching of the full Constitution of the United States, The Federalist Papers and Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letters from Birmingham Jail.
HB-4948: Removing fees teachers have to pay in order to obtain any teaching license, certification, or additional continuing education credit hours (reporting fee) to the state Board of Education
Sponsored by: Rep. David Pritt
Filed For Introduction on 01/19/2024
You have voted HB-4948: Removing fees teachers have to pay in order to obtain any teaching license, certification, or additional continuing education credit hours (reporting fee) to the state Board of Education.
To provide a raise for special education aides, as well as a raise for self-contained special education teachers. [HB-4902]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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.
HB-4902: To provide a raise for special education aides, as well as a raise for self-contained special education teachers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Statler
With Amendment, Do Pass, But First To Finance on 02/22/2024
Relating to critical vacancies in public education [HB-4903]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
The purpose of this bill is to define a critical vacancy and require board staff certified in the subject matters where there are vacancies to act as substitutes in those position until someone is hired to fill that position.
HB-4903: Relating to critical vacancies in public education
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Toney
Filed For Introduction on 01/18/2024