Education (k12)

State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Vaccine exemption for private, parochial, charter, virtual charter, and remote public schools. [HB-5249]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit vaccine mandates for certain schools in this state. The bill acknowledges that student athletes must still adhere to certain guidelines.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean Filed For Introduction on 01/26/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Requiring age-appropriate instruction on the Holocaust [HB-5227]
The purpose of this bill is to require all public schools located within this state to give age-appropriate instruction on the Holocaust.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Evan Hansen Filed For Introduction on 01/26/2024

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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Requiring certain minimum experience for the director or coordinator of services class title involving school transportation. [HB-5252]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a minimum experience requirement for the director or coordinator of services class title involving school transportation. The bill provides eligibility for candidates for professional employee positions involving supervision of a county transportation department. The bill makes any service employee who is certified as a Director or Supervisor of Pupil Transportation by the National Association for Pupil Transportation Certification. Finally, the bill requires county boards to consider such candidates.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Cooper Chapter 247, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/22/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Creating multi-tiered system for school absenteeism [SB-568]
The purpose of this bill is to change the focus from truancy and unexcused absences to a multi-tiered system of support and all absences, both excused and unexcused; limit the number of parental excuses that can be accepted each school year as documentation that an absence is excused; require county attendance director and assistant to ensure the implementation of MTSS interventions; recognize that the existing definition of "neglected child" includes failure to supply necessary education; refer to existing school personnel reporting requirement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rupert Phillips Chapter 105, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/23/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To permit students in Christian schools at the elementary and middle school level to participate in county level sport tournaments [HB-5152]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize elementary and middle school students enrolled in any private, parochial or church school or school of a religious order or other nonpublic school to participate in county basketball tournaments held at the end of the basketball season, except for invitational tournaments.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Kirby Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to human growth and development curriculum [HB-5075]
The purpose of this bill is to amend required courses of education to include human growth and development related to pregnancy and human development inside the womb; required methods of presenting this instruction and adding a human growth and development curriculum to be known as the "Baby Olivia Act"; and to authorize the Attorney General to sue for any violation of the "Baby Olivia Act".

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Butler Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Provide for exemption from required physical education [HB-5199]
The purpose of this bill is to permit parents to exempt their children from participating in this program by submitting a request in writing to the school that their children attend.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Requiring that school counselors serving students in preschool through the 12th grade participate in the School Counselors Conference at least once every two years [HB-5200]
The purpose of this bill is to require School counselors serving students in preschool through the 12th grade to participate in the School Counselors Conference at least once every two years.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean To Education on 02/08/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To require all West Virginia high school students to pass a Civics examination and the United States Naturalization Examination [HB-5196]
The purpose of this bill is to require all West Virginia high school students to pass a civics examination and the United States Naturalization Examination as a prerequisite for graduation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Removing requirements to submit certain evidence on behalf of home schooled children [HB-5180]
The purpose of this bill is to remove requirements to submit certain evidence on behalf of home-schooled children.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Burkhammer To Education on 02/29/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To eliminate the vaccine requirements for public virtual schools. [HB-5105]
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the vaccine requirements for public virtual schools.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean Vetoed By Governor 3/27/24 on 03/28/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Provide tax credit for homeschool students [HB-5189]
The purpose of this bill is to establish tax credits for parents and legal guardians whose children are in a home schooling program or private school. The bill provides for an exception. Finally, the bill provides rule-making authority.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to requiring the State Auditor to conduct audits of all county boards of education [HB-5137]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize and require the state auditor to conduct audits of all county boards of education relating to income or funds received, regardless of source.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dorris Jennings Referred To Government Organization on 03/04/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To allow Tier II teachers to be able to bank unused sick time towards retirement. [HB-5087]
The purpose of this bill is to allow Tier II members of the Teachers Retirement System to apply accrued annual and sick leave, on the basis of one day's retirement service credit for each two days of accrued annual and sick leave, toward an increase in his or her retirement benefits with those days constituting additional credited service in computation of the benefits under the Teachers Retirement System.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Anderson With Amendment, Do Pass, But First To Finance on 02/14/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Allowing for Religious Exemptions of Vaccine Requirements in Primary and Secondary Schools [HB-5143]
The purpose of this bill is to allow for religious exemptions of vaccine requirements in primary and secondary schools.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Kirby Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

No vaccine mandate for schools [HB-5144]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit vaccine mandates for schools.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pritt Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Require county boards of education to train at least one professional staff member at each school in a grant writing procedures. [HB-5095]
The purpose of this bill is to require county boards of education to train at least one professional staff member at each school in grant writing procedures.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Toney Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to any school employee before being hired must pass a CPS background check [HB-5081]
The purpose of this bill is to require school personnel to pass a CPS background check prior to being hired.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Holstein Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to the creation of “Jaycie’s Law.” [HB-5179]
The purpose of this bill is to create "Jaycie's Law." The bill provides for legislative intent. The bill allows for excused absences for student parents, with time periods for natural births and C-section births. The bill provides for excused absences in the event that a child of the student parent is sick, expectations for parenting education referencing, Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington To Health And Human Resources on 02/12/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Providing for the election of county school superintendents to four year terms. [HB-5168]
The purpose of this bill is to require all County School Superintendents to be elected by the voters of their respective counties for four-year terms.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Longanacre Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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