Free to Speak Act [HB-5442]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit adverse disciplinary or employment action in public schools for employees and students who refuse to give their pronouns or who refuse to call a person by a name or title that is inconsistent with that person's sex, provides definitions, and provides for a right to private cause of action for violations of this act.
HB-5442: Free to Speak Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Elias Coop-Gonzalez
Filed For Introduction on 02/05/2024
HB-5431: Permitting county boards of education to send parents of students who are chronically disruptive the pro-rated amount of their education and to remove them from the school system for a year to continue their education
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean
Filed For Introduction on 02/02/2024
You have voted HB-5431: Permitting county boards of education to send parents of students who are chronically disruptive the pro-rated amount of their education and to remove them from the school system for a year to continue their education.
Providing additional professional development and support to West Virginia educators through teacher and leader induction and professional growth. [HB-5405]
The purpose of this bill is to provide additional professional development and support to West Virginia educators by utilizing a portion of existing monies from the state aid funding formula for teacher and leader induction and professional growth necessary to support the full implementation of the Third Grade Success Act and other academic initiatives geared toward student achievement. The bill also expands WVDE's regional professional learning cadres program designed to mentor teachers who are less than fully certified for the teaching position
(continued...)
HB-5405: Providing additional professional development and support to West Virginia educators through teacher and leader induction and professional growth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington
Chapter 249, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/22/2024
You have voted HB-5405: Providing additional professional development and support to West Virginia educators through teacher and leader induction and professional growth..
Relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety [SB-614]
The purpose of this bill is to address elementary behavior intervention and safety; specify requirements applicable to when a grade kindergarten through six teacher in an elementary setting determines that the behavior of a student is violent, threatening, or intimidating toward staff or peers or creates an unsafe learning environment or impedes on other students' ability to learn in a safe environment; and provide that nothing herein may be construed to be in conflict with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
SB-614: Relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Maynard
Senate Requests House To Concur on 03/09/2024
Prohibiting registered sex offenders from utilizing school-based health centers [HB-5356]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit registered sex offenders from being within 1,000 feet of a school-based health center, requiring notices to be posted on school-based health centers, and imposing criminal penalties for registered sex offenders who violate this article.
HB-5356: Prohibiting registered sex offenders from utilizing school-based health centers
Sponsored by: Rep. Geoff Foster
Filed For Introduction on 01/30/2024
You have voted HB-5346: To clean up statutory provisions regarding the Hope Scholarship program to better reflect the intent and operation of the program.
Relating generally to Hope Scholarship Program [SB-598]
The purpose of this bill is generally relates to the Hope Scholarship Program. The bill provides that microschools and learning pods have the authority to issue secondary school diplomas. The bill provides that the annual Hope Scholarship Program appropriation calculation will be based on the estimated number of participating students instead of the number of participating students in the prior year. The bill provides that Hope Scholarship students have certain educational privileges made available to other nonpublic school students. The bill provides
(continued...)
SB-598: Relating generally to Hope Scholarship Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Karnes
Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Finance on 02/01/2024
HB-5330: Require DHHR-CPS to notify the county school superintendent & local BOE president (of the public school system where the child attends) of pending CPS investigations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean
Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024
You have voted HB-5330: Require DHHR-CPS to notify the county school superintendent & local BOE president (of the public school system where the child attends) of pending CPS investigations..
To allow for the implementation of Educational Software in West Virginia public schools. [HB-5289]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a partnership between Workforce West Virginia through its Division of Workforce Development and the West Virginia Board of Education for the implementation of the Plasma Games teaching program in high schools and technical schools in the state, establishing an implementation plan and reporting.
HB-5289: To allow for the implementation of Educational Software in West Virginia public schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Criss
To Education on 02/29/2024
Moving the school system from a 5 day work week into a 4 day work week. [HB-5300]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Board of Education to authorizing the State Board of Education to implement a two year county pilot program to change the school week from five days to four days subject to compliance with §18-5-45 of the code which requires the board to hold at least two public meetings that allow parents, teachers, teacher organizations, businesses, and other interested parties within the county to discuss the school calendar.
HB-5300: Moving the school system from a 5 day work week into a 4 day work week.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Pritt
Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools [HB-5302]
The purpose of this bill is to require public elementary schools and secondary schools to display in a conspicuous place in each classroom of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments that meets certain requirements.
HB-5302: Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools
Sponsored by: Rep. Geoff Foster
Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024
Relating generally to teacher’s bill of rights [HB-5262]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the creation of a Teachers Bill of Rights. The bill defines the duties of counselors. The bill defines data to be provided. The bill defines the special education student to instructor ratio, a waiver process, and compensation given to a teacher when the ratio is exceeded. The bill provides for supplemental duty calendar provisions. The bill prohibits sanctions in certain instances. The bill provides resources, including liability insurance, for classroom teachers. The bill provides for teacher quality assistance.
(continued...)
HB-5262: Relating generally to teacher’s bill of rights
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington
Chapter 248, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/22/2024
HB-5301: To mandate county boards of education to provide feminine hygiene products in all public elementary, middle, and high schools for female students
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Hornbuckle
Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024
You have voted HB-5301: To mandate county boards of education to provide feminine hygiene products in all public elementary, middle, and high schools for female students.