Education (k12)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To provide $10,000 a year salary increase for any teacher who goes through the National Board Certification process and becomes nationally certified [HB-2723]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a $6,000 a year salary increase for any teacher who goes through the National Board Certification process and becomes nationally certified.
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Creating Safety and Violence Education for Students Act [SB-548]
The purpose of this bill relates to the creation of the Safety and Violence Education for Students Act. The bill provides for training programs. The bill provides for the Department of Education to develop trainings and materials. Finally, the bill provides for minimum standards.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Creating Charter Schools Startup Fund [SB-547]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Charter Schools Startup Fund for the purpose of providing financial support to charter school applicants and charter schools that may not otherwise have the resources for start-up costs.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To prohibit cell phone possession and usage by students during instructional time in grades K-12. [HB-2677]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for state board and county board policy to prohibit the use of cell phones during instructional times with provisions of exception and enforcement.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility. [HB-2647]
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the section of code allowing for the athletic eligibility of transfer students.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring legal actions concerning WVSSAC to be filed in Wood or Kanawha County [SB-559]
The purpose of this bill is to require legal injunctions and legal actions involving the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to be filed in either Wood County or Kanawha County.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To allow Tier II teachers to be able to bank unused sick time towards retirement [HB-2705]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to school zones of public or private schools [HB-2678]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that school zones include private schools that have requested the Division of Highways to designate a school zone.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Making administration employees at the local board of education at will and pleasure employees [HB-2651]
The purpose of this bill is to establish that general and special supervisors or directors of instruction that may be employed by the county board are will and pleasure employees of the county board of education.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Allow off duty law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and at public school events. [HB-2669]
The purpose of this bill is to allow off duty law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and at public school events.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to adding elementary schools into school disciplinary measures [HB-2649]
The purpose of this bill is to include elementary schools in the school disciplinary section as amended during the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Allow licensed substitute and full time teachers to serve as parent volunteers without an additional background check. [HB-2674]
The purpose of this bill is to allow licensed substitute and full-time teachers to serve as parent volunteers without an additional background check.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To permit students in eighth and ninth grade to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to play sports in the fall. [HB-2646]
The purpose of this bill is to permit students in eighth and ninth grades to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to play sports in the fall.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Banning certain products from food in WV [SB-545]
The purpose of this bill generally relates to school nutritional programs. The bill prohibits certain unsafe food additives. The bill provides for exceptions. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Require all students to be taught how to properly handle, fold, treat, honor, display, and retire the American flag [HB-2681]
The purpose of this bill is to require public school students to learn how to properly handle, fold, treat, honor, display, and retire the American flag and pass an examination on this subject as a prerequisite for graduation.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Establishing Raylee's Law [SB-554]
The purpose of this bill is to establish "Raylee's Law" and prohibit the authorizing of home schooling when there is a pending child abuse or neglect investigation against a child's parent or guardian or against a person instructing the child.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring students in public high schools to complete a course of computer science instruction [HB-2668]
The purpose of this bill is to require a course in computer science instruction for public high school students.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To allow teachers and school employees to carry a firearm with a concealed carry permit [HB-2691]
The purpose of this bill is to allow public school teachers and public school employees to carry a firearm with a concealed carry permit.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Allow county school boards provide school on Saturday for students with failing grades [HB-2657]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for Saturday classes for public school and public charter school students who need extra assistance or who may be falling behind in his or her coursework.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring computer science course prior to graduation [SB-558]
The purpose of this bill is to require public high school students to take a computer science course prior to graduating.