Rep. Matthew Rohrbach
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Creating the felony offense of conspiracy to commit violations of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act [HB-2541]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a criminal offense to hold all participants involved in a conspiracy to violate the drug laws responsible. The bill establishes sentences based upon quantities for certain controlled substances, and allows all substances possessed or delivered among the members of the conspiracy to be attributed to a defendant.
Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Cooper
Filed For Introduction on 02/20/2017
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Relating to public school support [HB-2561]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to create additional flexibility for school systems in the use of school aid funds. The bill moves the basis for calculation the foundation allowances for professional educators and service personnel to an authorized positions ratio, rather than the number employed subject to a limiting ratio. Necessary related adjustments for professional instructional personnel are made and issues raised by the Legislative Auditor are addressed. For funding purposes only, the Treasurer and Director of Child Nutrition are made fundable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Saira Blair
Chapter 79, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Middle School Technical Education Program Act [HB-2574]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a special pilot program to introduce middle school students to career and technical education opportunities in the State of West Virginia and to better prepare students for post-secondary education and participation in the workforce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Robinson
With Amendment, Do Pass, But First To Finance on 03/09/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Requiring notice be given to cities of an increase to pension and relief funds [HB-2549]
[Pensions ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to requiring notice be given to cities of an increase to pension and relief funds. The bill provides that the increase does not take effect until July 1 of the affected year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Justin Marcum
Filed For Introduction on 02/20/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Authorizing a municipality to prohibit the sale of fireworks within its boundaries [HB-2550]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize a municipality to prohibit the sale of fireworks within its boundaries.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chad Lovejoy
Filed For Introduction on 02/20/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Developing a resource for use by parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s expressive and receptive language acquisition [HB-2571]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the State Department of Education and the Schools for the Deaf and the Blind to jointly select language developmental milestones from existing standardized norms for purposes of developing a resource for use by parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Armstead
House Message Received on 03/11/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Requesting Congress to fully support the National Park Service’s recommendations to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites along the Expedition’s Eastern Legacy [HCR-15]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Recreation ]
Requesting Congress to fully support the National Park Service’s recommendations to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites along the Expedition’s Eastern Legacy
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Deem
House Received Senate Message on 04/06/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Increasing the penalties for transporting controlled substances [HB-2579]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for transportation of narcotics and certain controlled substances into the state.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Arvon
Chapter 40, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Charles Ranald Bannerman & Beatrice ‘Billy’ Bannerman Memorial Bridge [HCR-16]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Charles Ranald Bannerman & Beatrice ‘Billy’ Bannerman Memorial Bridge
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Butler
Filed For Introduction on 02/21/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Authorizing the West Virginia Board of Medicine and the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine to share staff [HB-2630]
[Healthcare ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to share staff when efficient and practical to do so.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Pushkin
House Message Received on 03/06/2017