Education (k12)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to truancy intervention [HB-2392]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify what constitutes an excused absence, and to ensure that the various excused absences are described with sufficient specificity to enable enforcement of these provisions by the courts.
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Increasing teacher salaries [HB-2401]
The purpose of this bill is to increase teacher’s salaries in order to be competitive with other states.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to school calendars [SB-242]
The purpose of this bill is to modify primary and secondary school instructional terms. The bill removes the word “separate” throughout the section as it relates to the number of instructional days in the school calendar. The bill requires that the instructional term for students begin no earlier than August 10, and end no later than June 10, except for schools operating on a balanced calendar. The bill removes preparation for opening and closing school from mandatory list of areas for which remaining noninstructional days may be designated by county
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Reducing the number of pupils per school nurses [HB-2336]
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the ratio of pupils to school nurses employed by county boards of education from one per every 1,500 pupils in K through seventh grade to one per every 1,000 pupils.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to the administration of the statewide summative assessment [HB-2333]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that the statewide public education summative assessment only be administered in grades 3 through 8 and once at the high school level. The bill makes other related changes including the deletion of a reference to COMPASS.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to prohibiting aiding and abetting of sexual abuse by school personnel [SB-256]
The purpose of this bill is to enact a state statute required by the federal government to be in compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act and the requirements in 20 U.S.C. § 7926. More specifically, the bill’s purpose is to prohibit school personnel who have engaged in sexual misconduct with students or minors from being assisted to find new employment without having that misconduct reported to the appropriate authorities and investigated.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Creating pilot program for school-based mental and behavioral health services for students and families [SB-251]
The purpose of this bill is to create a pilot program to establish school-based mental and behavioral health services for students and families as an alternative to the standard disciplinary measures.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Requiring each public high school to offer a course in computer science [HB-2337]
The purpose of this bill is to require each public high school to offer a course in computer science.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Allowing county boards of education and RESA agencies to purchase computer technology from other than statewide contract [SB-252]
The purpose of this bill is to allow county boards of education and regional educational service agencies to purchase computer technology from other than a state-wide contract if certain conditions are met.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to State Board of Education and Medicaid-eligible children [SB-231]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that State Board of Education may delegate its Medicaid provider status and subsequent reimbursement to regional educational service agencies or county boards subject to the county board determining that there is a net benefit and no detraction from the educational program of the county.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Defining "professional services" with respect to energy saving contracts [SB-203]
The purpose of this bill is to define professional services with respect to energy saving contracts.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Increasing high-quality educational opportunities within public school system [SB-200]
The purpose of this bill is to increase high-quality educational opportunities within the public school system by allowing authorized public schools and programs exceptional levels of self-direction and flexibility in exchange for exceptional levels of results-driven accountability. To accomplish this, the bill provides an infrastructure for the authorization and oversight of new start-up schools, conversions of existing schools or conversions of programs within existing schools that are accountable for student learning, operations and governance
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Providing that the statewide summative assessment only be administered in grades three through eight and once at the high school level [HB-2313]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that the statewide public education summative assessment only be administered in grades 3 through 8 and once at the high school level.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Adjusting date when children become eligible for certain school programs and school attendance requirements [SB-186]
The purpose of this bill is to adjust the date upon which children become eligible for certain school programs and school attendance requirements. The bill changes the kindergarten age attainment requirement from age five prior to September 1, to age five prior to July 1. The bill changes the early childhood education program age attainment date requirement from age four prior to September 1, to age four prior to July 1. The bill changes the age for which compulsory attendance begins to those who attain age six by July 1, of each year.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Abolishing regional education service agencies [SB-181]
The purpose of this bill is to abolish regional education service agencies; transfer duties, powers and services provided to state board; establish that state board rules about regional education service agencies remain in effect until new rules promulgated; transfer duties, powers previously belonging to the regional education service agencies to the state board; transfer all property and records of the regional education service agencies to the state board; provide that the rules previously promulgated by the state board regarding regional education
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to school calendar [HB-2157]
The purpose of this bill is to change the mandatory school instructional days from one hundred eighty days to minutes over a period of one hundred eighty days based upon the minimum amount of hours of instruction offered to students provided by state board rules.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Requiring inclusion of protocols for response to after-school emergencies in school crisis response plans [SB-40]
Requiring inclusion of protocols for response to after-school emergencies in school crisis response plans
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Creating education expenses tax credits [SB-24]
Creating education expenses tax credits
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to designation of social workers in the Department of Health and Human Services to promote better student school attendance [HB-2153]
The purpose of this bill is to have social workers named for each elementary, middle school and junior high school in the state who are to be available to teachers, principals, and other school staff upon request, to help improve or maintain school attendance and performance and to improve the health and well- being of students at home. Limitations on services are set forth.Â
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Requiring that four members of the State Board of Education be elected on a nonpartisan basis [HB-2200]
The purpose of this bill is to require that four members of the State Board of Education be elected on a nonpartisan basis. The bill establishes an election procedure.