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There are 51 bill(s) regarding Education -- Colleges & Universities

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 47 Increasing fees for certain higher education students Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/11/09 
SB 316 Relating to Smart 529 college savings plan Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/20/09 
SB 422 Creating Higher Education Community School Law Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/03/09 
SB 480 Requiring state participation in Yellow Ribbon G. I. Education Enhancement Program Pending  Senate Military Committee  03/05/09 
SB 536 Relating to reorganization and consolidation of community and technical colleges Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/18/09 
SB 611 Relating to higher education institutional board of governors Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/17/09 
SB 736 Relating to Community and Technical College at West Virginia University Institute of Technology Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/23/09 
HB 2037 Relating to requirements for PROMISE scholarships Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/09 
HB 2044 Including Salem International University as an eligible institution and modifying provisions regarding eligible higher education institutions receiving PROMISE scholarship funds Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/09 
HB 2067 Allowing a tax deduction for all prepaid tuition contracts or college savings plan Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/09 
HB 2094 Prohibiting employees of higher education from assisting students in securing abortions Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/11/09 
HB 2101 Providing for a credit against the West Virginia personal income tax liability in the amount of payments made on student loans Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/09 
HB 2131 Providing West Virginia students with a partial PROMISE scholarship for schooling outside this state for the reason that no in-state institution offers a course for a major or a degree in the student's desired field Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/09 
HB 2223 Registered Professional Nurses, Policies Standards and Criteria for the Evaluation and Accreditation of Colleges or Schools of Nursing Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/27/09 
HB 2241 Relating to credit card solicitation on college campuses Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/30/09 
HB 2249 Allowing comparable credit at trade or vocational schools approved by the State Board to count towards service personnel pay rates Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/09 
HB 2256 Exempting undergraduate students attending state colleges or universities for the first two years postgraduation, from the payment of state income tax Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/09 
HB 2273 Relating to suspension of drivers license for certain offenses if committed by college students Pending  House Roads and Transportation Committee  02/12/09 
HB 2330 Requiring that all decisions regarding certain reductions in full-time classified personnel workforce at state institutions of higher education be made on the basis of seniority Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/09 
HB 2331 Allowing teachers who graduated from colleges and universities that are not accredited by associations recognized in West Virginia, to obtain a teaching certificate based on their certification in another state Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/09 
HB 2340 Approving fee waivers for certain students and faculty and staff at institutions of higher education and providing that nonresident faculty and staff may get the exemption only up to the amount of in-state tuition Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/09 
HB 2380 Providing that attendance of college by a noncustodial parent may not be used as grounds to modify a child support order Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/09 
HB 2399 Providing for tuition and fee waiver for certain child survivors of domestic violence deaths Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/09 
HB 2453 Providing a tax credit for scholarship donations Pending  House Education Committee  02/16/09 
HB 2467 Providing for special registration plates bearing the logo, insignia, letters or words demonstrating support for Mountain State University Pending  House Roads and Transportation Committee  02/16/09 
HB 2481 Giving state institutions of higher education more flexibility in the planning and operation of their schools Pending  House Education Committee  02/16/09 
HB 2513 Pay incentives for teachers who teach in their core field degree Pending  House Education Committee  02/17/09 
HB 2543 Prohibiting abortions at state college or university medical facilities, except when the abortion is necessary to save the life of the woman receiving the abortion Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/17/09 
HB 2550 Extending the provisions of the Higher Education Flexibility Act Pending  House Education Committee  02/17/09 
HB 2599 Changing the PROMISE Scholarship Program to the PROMISE Forgivable Student Loan Program and establishing deferment and forgiveness conditions Pending  House Education Committee  02/18/09 
HB 2639 Allowing for more teachers to be reimbursed for approved course work Pending  House Finance Committee  03/04/09 
HB 2700 Protecting academic freedom in higher education Pending  House Education Committee  02/20/09 
HB 2810 Providing salary increases for deputies with college degrees Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  02/25/09 
HB 2904 Authorizing rules for higher education Signed  Effective from passage - (April 6, 2009)
HB 2921 Relating to tuition and fee waivers for members of the West Virginia State Police to attend a college or university Pending  House Education Committee  03/03/09 
HB 2922 Prohibiting credit card solicitation of students on college campuses Pending  House Education Committee  03/03/09 
HB 2955 Removing West Virginia University of Technology from the merger with West Virginia University Pending  House Education Committee  03/05/09 
HB 2961 Adding two members to the institutional boards of governors of West Virginia University and Marshall University based upon race, gender and ethnicity Pending    CONF  04/11/09 
HB 2985 Providing information on the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind to the guardian of a child with a visual or auditory impairment Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/19/09 
HB 3031 Protecting academic speech of professional educators Pending  House Education Committee  03/10/09 
HB 3137 Special Needs Scholarship Program Pending  House Education Committee  03/13/09 
HB 3138 Providing paid childbirth leave for higher education personnel Pending  House Education Committee  03/13/09 
HB 3173 Setting compensation standards for classified employees who work overtime on weekends or holidays Pending  House Education Committee  03/17/09 
HB 3188 Relating to the Higher Education Merit Screening Advisory Committee Pending  House Education Committee  03/17/09 
HB 3257 Providing a loan forgiveness program for nurses, social workers, dentists and hygienists Pending  House Education Committee  03/20/09 
HB 3277 Changing West Virginia University at Parkersburg from a community and technical college and merging it with West Virginia University Pending  House Education Committee  03/23/09 
HB 3280 Relating to higher education capital facilities Pending  House Education Committee  03/23/09 
HB 3282 Relating to PROMISE Scholarship requirements Pending  House Education Committee  03/23/09 
HB 3286 The Eustace Frederick Preengineering and Technology Education Programs Pending  House Education Committee  03/23/09 
HB 3338 Integrating the operations of the Community and Technical College at West Virginia University Institute of Technology into West Virginia University Institute of Technology Pending  House Education Committee  03/23/09 
HB 3340 Relating to entry into a data state compact among the Higher Education Policy Commission, Council for Community and Technical College Education and State Board of Education Signed  Effect from passage