Education (k12)

State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To make school resource officers (“SROs”) part of the school funding formula [HB-5197]
The purpose of this bill is to include school resource officers ("SROs") as part of the school aid formula.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Criss Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to permitting obscenity in schools [HB-5191]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that exemptions to distribution and display to minor of obscene matters do not apply to public libraries or museums with regard minors in elementary or middle schools. The bill also requires public libraries or museums to block access to obscene matter to minors in elementary or middle schools who have a library card or a county or state board of education that supplies a tablet or notepad or a laptop computer.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Margitta Schaaf-Mazzocchi Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Create a half day position for all school service personnel [HB-5195]
The purpose of this bill is to create "half day" positions for school service personnel.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Burkhammer Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Create the Statewide Online Education Act [HB-5111]
The purpose of this bill is to create a Statewide Online Education Program to enable eligible students to earn high school graduation credit through the completion of publicly funded online courses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Geoff Foster Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Reducing number of days required for certain educators to apply for full-time employment [SB-561]
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the number of days for which completion of employment in any one school year, substitute teachers, except retired teachers and other retired professional educators employed as substitutes, accrue seniority exclusively for the purpose of applying for employment as a permanent, full-time professional employee and for which that number of days or more of employment is prorated and vests as a fraction of the school year.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patricia Rucker Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Allow teachers to bank personal and sick days. [HB-5139]
The purpose of this bill is to allow teachers to bank any unused sick leave or personal leave to the next academic year.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Statler Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Providing for religious exemptions of school attendance immunizations [SB-553]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a religious exemption to school attendance vaccines requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rupert Phillips Filed For Introduction on 01/25/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

The purpose of this bill is to remove the restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum, and allow for taxpayers to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom. [HB-5124]
The purpose of this bill is to remove the restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum. The bill allows for any taxpayer to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom. Finally, the bills allows for any individual to file a complaint.

  

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

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to making technical corrections to the special education code [HB-5158]
The purpose of this bill is to clean up statutory provisions regarding the special education code.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington Chapter 116, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/22/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

To create a partisan election for county board of education members. [HB-5060]
The purpose of this bill is to allow partisan elections for county board of education members.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Longanacre Filed For Introduction on 01/24/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Allowing charter schools to charge Hope Scholarship students for classes [SB-531]
The purpose of this bill is to allow charter schools to charge Hope Scholarship students for classes that students enroll in at the charter school.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patricia Rucker Filed For Introduction on 01/24/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Defining a work day for school service personnel and removing a provision relating to employment of licensed practical nurses [HB-5059]
The purpose of this bill is to define "work day" and "half work day" for school service personnel.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carl Martin Filed For Introduction on 01/24/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating generally to transfer of high school athletes. [HB-5011]
The purpose of this bill is to remove the one-time free transfer for high school student-athletes and to create a new system for transferring high school student-athletes in general.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gary Gearheart Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Requiring parental notification of school-based dispensaries of contraceptives to minors [SB-523]
The purpose of this bill is to require public schools to notify parents when dispensing contraceptives to minors. The bill provides a definition.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Karnes Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

WV Children's Vision Act [SB-510]
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Children's Vision Act, requiring school children to have vision examinations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Woelfel Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to State-funded institutions to purchase food from in-state sources [HB-5027]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the minimum amount of food purchased from in-state producers. The bill creates penalties for noncompliance and breach of contract.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pat McGeehan To House Finance on 02/08/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Using DHHR group home funds to assist cadets attending Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy [SB-511]
The purpose of this bill is to use Department of Health and Human Resources group home funds to assist cadets' enrollment at the Mountaineer Challenge Academy.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Maynard Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Fast Track for Agriculture Education Endorsement [HB-5040]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Fast Track for Agriculture Education Endorsement Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Dillon Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relating to substitute service personnel positions [HB-5056]
The purpose of this bill is to allow for service personnel to serve as substitute workers under certain conditions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington Chapter 246, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/22/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Permitting Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy cadets to enroll in accredited courses to obtain WV Education Information System Number [SB-519]
The purpose of this bill is to permit cadets the Mountaineer Challenge Academy; to enroll in accredited virtual instructional courses online or to attend accredited courses, in person, in order to obtain a West Virginia Education Information System Number (WVEIS#), from the state board of education.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Karnes Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2024

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