| WV | SB2027 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to explicitly authorize a public charter school authority to apply to the School Building Authority for funding to purchase a building to be used for public charter school purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-10-06
On 2nd reading |
| WV | SB159 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require that the party affiliation for county school board members be displayed beside their name on the ballot for election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 119, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB146 | Pass | Creating adult education taskforce
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 101, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB172 | Pass | The purpose of this bill generally relates to Local School Improvement Councils. The bill revises council membership requirements. The bill requires minutes be taken at every council meeting. The bill revises requirements pertaining to annual council...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 102, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB280 | Pass | Allowing teachers in public schools to teach intelligent design
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 103, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB466 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require the State Board of Education to develop a Safety While Accessing Technology education program to be taught to students from the 3rd to 12th grades.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 104, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB507 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to repeal West Virginia EDGE which became unnecessary last year with the passage of the dual enrollment pilot program in HB2005.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 52, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB602 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to require county boards of education to develop cardiac emergency response plans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 106, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB568 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to change the focus from truancy and unexcused absences to a multi-tiered system of support and all absences, both excused and unexcused; limit the number of parental excuses that can be accepted each school year as docume...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 105, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB806 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to remove several required submissions to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability (LOCEA); and remove a requirement for LOCEA to review the progress and implementation of the comprehensive systems ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Chapter 107, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | SB152 | Engross
Sine Die | Displaying official US motto in public schools
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Senate requests House to concur |
| WV | SB727 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to revise the process for county boards of education to hire aides, early childhood classroom assistant teachers, and secretaries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Communicated to House |
| WV | SB468 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to amend required courses of education to include human growth and development related to pregnancy and human development inside the womb; required methods of presenting this instruction and adding a human growth and devel...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | SB813 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow student-athletes to participate in competitive events and activities while playing for their school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB162 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB842 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is enhance training requirements for county boards of education members by increasing the number of hours required for training, authorizing the State Board to require members to attend additional training when beneficial, mo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB861 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase support and professional development for educators; expand factors used to determine how funds for supporting county-level implementation of the comprehensive systems for teacher and leader induction and profes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB870 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Anti-Woke Act; prohibit a school district, a public charter school, the West Virginia Board of Education, the West Virginia Department of Education, or any employee of the aforementioned entities from prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
Referred to Judiciary on 2nd reading |
| WV | SB860 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create alternative high-risk population public charter schools and permit an enrollment count of three times a year for funding purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-24
Referred to Finance on 2nd reading |
| WV | SB761 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require county school boards to publish an annual list of buildings that are closed, unused, or unoccupied for purposes of providing greater access to Charter Schools. Once a public charter school requests usage of a pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
Referred to Rules on 2nd reading |
| WV | SB750 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish a Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week for grades 6 through 12., to be known as "Laken's Law", relating fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness education in public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-21
Referred to Rules |
| WV | SB867 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow student-athletes to participate in competitive events and activities while playing for their school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB817 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modify eligibility and qualifications to serve as an appointed member of the state board of education, by prohibiting certain political and other activities and specifically permitting certain political activities
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB515 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a public school student from being required to participate in instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity if a parent, custodian, or guardian of the student objects in writing; require each pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB783 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to enact the West Virginia School Construction Alternatives Pilot Program Act to authorize county boards of education to enter into construction management at risk contracts for public school construction projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB715 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Stop the Bleed Act to require implementation of the act in county schools and to permit private donations and funding by the Legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB598 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is generally relates to the Hope Scholarship Program. The bill provides that microschools and learning pods have the authority to issue secondary school diplomas. The bill provides that the annual Hope Scholarship Program app...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB189 | Engross
Sine Die | Providing for substantial deference to state school superintendent's interpretations of school laws
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB579 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a $1,000 cost-of-living adjustment to certain retirees of the Public Employees Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB302 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize a child sexual abuse and sexual violence prevention program and in-service training in child sexual abuse prevention.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
Referred to Rules on 1st reading |
| WV | SB448 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require all public schools located within this state shall give age-appropriate instruction on the Holocaust.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
Referred to Rules on 2nd reading |
| WV | SB550 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modify the Public Employees Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To Senate Pensions Committee |
| WV | SB293 | Engross
Sine Die | Creating the Glucagon for Schools Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | SB531 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow charter schools to charge Hope Scholarship students for classes that students enroll in at the charter school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To Senate School Choice Committee |
| WV | SB523 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require public schools to notify parents when dispensing contraceptives to minors. The bill provides a definition.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | SB510 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Children's Vision Act, requiring school children to have vision examinations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB253 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing minimum student enrollment for school aid formula
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB465 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit schools from starting an instructional day any earlier than 7:45 a.m.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB144 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring each county board to ensure that its meetings are open to public through in-person attendance and broadcast live on its website
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB143 | Engross
Sine Die | Creating WV Guardian Program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB324 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to change the name of the School Building Authority to the School Maintenance Authority.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB367 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill to create the Anti-Racism Act of 2024. The bill prohibits a school district, a public charter school, the West Virginia Board of Education, the West Virginia Department of Education, or any employee of the aforementioned enti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB409 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require all public schools to instruct students on foreign languages. The legislature finds as a public policy that learning a foreign language can improve math and reading outcomes, help a student focus better, and pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB376 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create obligations on law enforcement and CPS to notify certain school personnel of investigations regarding school employees involving certain conduct towards students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB345 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create a homeless education coordinator in counties designated by the state board as an urban county.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB327 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish parameters for providing funding for the Hope Scholarship Program; and providing definitions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB423 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide for voluntary private school immunization.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | SB408 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow retired teachers to serve as substitute teachers without sacrificing their retirement benefits and allowing the retired teachers employed as substitute teachers to contribute to their retirement funds but that no ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Pensions Committee |
| WV | SB404 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require education and safety protocols for students in grades 6 through twelve in this state and to protect the safety and security of students when using e-mail, chat rooms, web applications, and other forms of electro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB381 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to promulgate legislative rules.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Education Committee |
