Education (k12)

State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To allow elected members of county Boards of Education to be short-term substitute teachers [HB-5436]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that the county superintendents, subject to approval of the county board, may employ and assign substitute teachers who are elected members of county boards for short term assignments of no more than nine days in the same substitute assignment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Cooper Filed For Introduction on 02/05/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elias Coop-Gonzalez Filed For Introduction on 02/05/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

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 [HB-5431]
The purpose of this bill is to permit county boards of education to send the parent or legal guardian of a student who is deemed "chronically disruptive" the pro-rated amount of their education and remove that student from the school system for a year to continue their education through homeschool or another approved alternative educational pathway.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean Filed For Introduction on 02/02/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to clarifying the amount of experience required in the hiring of professional education personnel [HB-5425]
The purpose of this bill is to add experience needed for principals to apply and to grant waivers of experience required in employment of professional education personnel if nobody applies with the experience needed.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Margitta Schaaf-Mazzocchi Introduced In Senate on 02/28/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

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...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington Chapter 249, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/22/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Maynard Senate Requests House To Concur on 03/09/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Geoff Foster Filed For Introduction on 01/30/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To clean up statutory provisions regarding the Hope Scholarship program to better reflect the intent and operation of the program [HB-5346]
The purpose of this bill is to clean up statutory provisions regarding the Hope Scholarship program to better reflect the intent and operation of the program. The bill also corrects unintended consequences of the microschool and learning pod legislation that passed last session.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Burkhammer Filed For Introduction on 01/30/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

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...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Karnes Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Finance on 02/01/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

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. [HB-5330]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Human Services to notify the county school superintendent and the local board of education president of the public school system where a child attends of any pending child protective service investigations. The bill exempts children enrolled in private schools, parochial schools, or homeschool. The bill requires the outcome of the investigation to be sent. Finally, the bill provides for documentation and requirements for notification.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Criss To Education on 02/29/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Pritt Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to the Pledge of Allegiance in schools [HB-5325]
The purpose of this bill is to add the flag of West Virginia to the instructional day pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States in schools.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Dillon Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to Extracurricular Inclusion and Learning Pod Freedom [HB-5292]
The purpose of this bill is to expand learning pod and microschool freedoms while giving students not attending public schools equal access to interscholastic and extracurricular activities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathie Crouse Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Limiting the use of state funding under the Hope Scholarship Program for out-of-state private schools and providers [HB-5329]
The purpose of this bill is to prevent the use of state funds to pay costs for attending out-of-state private schools or receiving other services from an out-of-state provider.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Shawn Fluharty Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Geoff Foster Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

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...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington Chapter 248, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/22/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To create “Holocaust Education Week” [HB-5290]
The purpose of this bill is to create Holocaust Education Week in West Virginia.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Holstein Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Require adoption awareness material be made available in high school counseling offices [HB-5277]
The purpose of this bill is to require all students enrolled in grades nine through twelve (9-12) to be provided with adoption awareness material upon request.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Holstein Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To mandate county boards of education to provide feminine hygiene products in all public elementary, middle, and high schools for female students [HB-5301]
The purpose of this bill is to provide free feminine hygiene products to female students in public schools.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Hornbuckle Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024

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