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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Relating to qualifications of paraprofessionals, autism mentors and braille or sign support specialists [HB-2040]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that paraprofessional, autism mentor and braille or sign support specialist qualify for early childhood classroom assistant teacher positions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020
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Requiring county boards of education to provide released time for professional educators and service personnel when serving in an elected municipal or county office [HB-2126]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring county boards of education to provide released time for professional educators and service personnel when serving in an elected municipal or county office
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Providing a ten percent discount to residents at state parks and forests [HB-2140]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Tourism ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a ten percent discount to West Virginia residents for lodging, camping and other recreation activities at state parks and forests.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Relating to emergency vehicles [HB-2930]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to enhance penalties for failure to use due caution when approaching an emergency vehicle using emergency signals; and authorizing tow trucks and wreckers to use red emergency lights when responding to an accident, and use another vehicle to assist in a safe recovery of a vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Miley
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Expanding the ability of hard cider manufactures to produce hard cider in this state [HB-2916]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to expand the ability of hard cider manufactures to produce hard cider in this state; eliminate the requirement of a private wine restaurant to serve meals or food with the sale of wine; establish a new tax classification for hard cider as a type of wine manufactured in this state; permit federal tax credits to apply to the state tax for those producers who qualify; create a fund for tax deposits; require reports to the Tax Commissioner; permit a wine manufacturer to serve full pours of wine at festivals for which it
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Miley
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Granting full time employees of county boards of education three months of paid leave following the birth of a child [HB-3058]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
The purpose of this bill is to grant full-time employees of county boards of education three months of paid leave, following the birth of a child, or the placement of a child in the home through adoption or foster care. The bill provides that the leave is in addition to any other leave available to the employee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Pushkin
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Allowing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training to inspect the records of employers of certified persons for compliance purposes [HB-2812]
[Mining ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training to an inspect records of employers of certified persons for compliance purposes, including, but not limited to, compliance with requirements relating to training and drug screenings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mick Bates
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
West Virginia Call Center Jobs Act of 2019 [HB-2939]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Call Center Jobs Act of 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chad Lovejoy
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Relating to the West Virginia State Police Retirement System [HB-3036]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to improve the retirement benefit of State Police Officers who retire with 20 years of service but are younger than age 52.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Miley
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Increasing minimum salaries for Bureau for Child Support Enforcement attorneys [HB-2893]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the minimum salaries for child support enforcement attorneys from $45,000 to $75,000 per year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Miley
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020