Education (k12)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to creating a moratorium on school closures and consolidations pending a West Virginia Department of Education (“WVDE”) school aid formula proposal. [HB-3220]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a moratorium on school closures and consolidations pending a WVDE school aid formula proposal.
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Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program [HB-3254]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Summer Feeding for All initiative that will encourage county school systems to look for innovative ways to provide assistance to students in need to access nutritious foods during summer break and other times when school is not in session. The bill requires each county school board to conduct an assessment of the availability of food to students to determine what food insecurities exist in the student population. The bill directs each county school board compile and distribute a list of existing food
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Develop a new method to determine the minimum number of hours per day and per school year to be spent on instructional time. [HB-3260]
The purpose of this bill is to remove the 180 mandatory days of school and move to a model based on hours.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To modify the required amount of contracted teaching days and provide for breaks per semester for teachers. [HB-3208]
The purpose of this bill is to modify the required amount of contracted teaching days and provide for breaks per semester for teachers.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To provide at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools in this state. [HB-3209]
The purpose of this bill is to require a statewide full-time professional counselor to student ratio of one to 250 students. The bill also requires that every public school in the state have at least one professional counselor.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Defining a work day for school service personnel and removing a provision relating to employment of licensed practical nurses [HB-3176]
The purpose of this bill is to define "workday" and "half workday" for school service personnel.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requirements for School Safety Mapping Data [HB-3166]
The purpose of this bill is to require standardized school safety mapping data.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Bringing Department of Education under rule-making review of Legislature [SB-706]
The purpose of this bill is to bring the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) under rulemaking review of the Legislature.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Allowing Board of Education to promulgate rules for submission to Legislature [SB-705]
The purpose of this bill allows the Board of Education promulgate rules for submission to the Legislature.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To regulate high school sports streaming fees and assert equality of amounts charged across the state [HB-3165]
The purpose of this bill relates to the creation of the Streaming Rights and Equality Act. The bill provides for a short title. The bill provides for a definition. The bill provides for the regulation of high school sports streaming fees and asserting equality of amounts charged across the state; providing access to WVSSAC sports events as the participating schools are public in nature, and thus not to be controlled by a specific entity that limits access to the general public. Finally, the bill provides for penalties.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating Standardized Testing Choice Act [SB-674]
The purpose of this bill is to permit students to take the Classical Learning Test ("CLT") as an alternative to the traditional ACT and SAT exams. The bill provides for definitions. The bill provides for post-secondary and higher education admissions and financial aid. Finally, the bill provides for college preparation assessments.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Permitting law enforcement to issue a citation when students are caught with nicotine in schools. [HB-3099]
The purpose of this bill is to permit law enforcement to issue a citation when a student enrolled in a public school or public charter school possesses nicotine in those schools.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To change the beginning of the school year to the Tuesday after Labor Day and the end of the school year to the Friday before Memorial Day. [HB-3101]
The purpose of this bill is to establish that the educational instructional term for students shall begin no earlier than the Tuesday after Labor Day and conclude no later than the Friday before Memorial Day.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating Community School Funding Formula Revision Act [SB-684]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of the Community School Funding Formula Revision Act.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Limiting student use of cell phones in K-12 classrooms [SB-672]
The purpose of this bill is to require students in K through 12 to deposit their mobile phones in a secure container during instructional time; providing exceptions for students who may have a need for their mobile device (for example, students with diabetes or other medical conditions who require access to their cell phone for medical purposes) or have permission from a teacher to use the mobile device for educational purposes.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to charter schools applications [HB-3139]
The purpose of this bill is to permit public non-charter schools converting to charter schools to apply after the deadline and requiring that the approval process be expedited and granted as long as all charter requirements are met.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Providing for display of Ten Commandments in each classroom [SB-667]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses [HB-3125]
The purpose of this bill relates removing restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To change the amount of days in a school year from 180 to 160. [HB-3102]
The purpose of this bill is to set the school calendar to 160 days of instruction.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to full-time interventionists [SB-650]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that a full-time interventionist hired and assigned to up to two classrooms satisfies the early childhood assistant teacher, aide, or paraprofessional related requirements for kindergarten through third grades for both classrooms.