Education (k12)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Prohibit use of calculators in grades K through 6 [HB-2639]
The purpose of this bill is to ban the use of electronic calculators of any kind by public school students in grades pre-kindergarten through six in order to permit students to develop math and arithmetic basics before electronic aids are used.
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To allow for the WVSSAC to pull coaching certificates of coaches who are found guilty of illegal recruiting [HB-2708]
The purpose of this bill is to allow the WVSSAC to pull the coaching credentials of any coach found guilty of illegally recruiting students.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Require county school boards to have members elected per district [HB-2664]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for some county school board members to be elected as at large members and others to be elected on the basis of their magisterial district of residence.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To allow those with a concealed carry license to carry a concealed handgun in public school property and buildings. [HB-2650]
The purpose of this bill is to allow persons who have a concealed carry license to carry a concealed handgun in or on the grounds of any primary or secondary educational facility.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To allow money paid to state employees to go to their estate if they pass away before their retirement date [HB-2614]
The purpose of this bill is to provide an optional lump sum payment of accrued personal leave to full-time employees of a county school board upon the end of full-time employment due to death.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating generally to liability insurance coverage for Board of Education [SB-529]
The purpose of this bill is to change the minimum amount of insurance that county boards of education must maintain.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Exempting personal income earned by individuals working as teachers at primary and secondary schools from personal income tax [HB-2603]
The purpose of this bill is to exempt personal income earned by individuals working as teachers at primary and secondary schools from personal income tax.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officials [SB-531]
The purpose of this bill is to define assault and battery against athletic officials as felony offenses; and providing criminal penalties for the offenses.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Clarifying where the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activity Commission (WVSSAC) may be involved in legal action [SB-533]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify where legal proceedings may be filed involving the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Discontinuing the use of common core standards and assessments in the state [HB-2602]
The purpose of this bill is to discontinue the use of common core standards and assessments in the state.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To ensure that classroom sizes are equal without losing a teachers aide [HB-2635]
The purpose of this bill is to make classroom sizes equal so that aides can be best utilized and one-on-one time with teachers and students can be maximized without losing the use of an aide.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Allow corporal punishment in schools [HB-2545]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the use of corporal punishment in public schools.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Providing extra state aid to school districts for students enrolled in extremely remote schools [SB-516]
The purpose of this bill is to provide extra state aid to school districts for students enrolled in extremely remote schools; and prohibit a county board from closing an extremely remote school.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring usage of restrooms in public schools be based upon biological sex [HB-2526]
The purpose of this bill is to assign the use of bathrooms and multi-person common changing rooms by gender and to prohibit the usage of a designated room under this section by a person of the opposite sex, with exceptions for family members, rendering medical or other assistance; and to establish penalties for violations.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To require all West Virginia high school students to pass a Civics examination and the United States Naturalization Examination [HB-2554]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Clarifying duties of state superintendent regarding rule implementation [HB-2548]
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
To permit students in Christian schools at the elementary and middle school level to participate in county level sport tournaments [HB-2528]
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.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to teacher fundraising [HB-2504]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that counties or their officers may not prevent crowd-funding, or other meaningful current methods for fundraising, from the available fundraising methods available to teachers.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To remove reference to one-time reports that have already been given. [HB-2514]
The purpose of this bill is to remove reference to one-time reports that have already been given.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Raising salaries for school service personnel [HB-2519]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a $900 monthly increase to state school service personnel.