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There are 126 bill(s) regarding Education (K12)

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 2 Providing additional funding for exceptional children with high-cost/high-acuity special needs Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/08/17 
SB 3 Relating generally to truancy intervention Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/08/17 
SB 6 Creating Tim Tebow Act Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/08/17 
SB 18 Requiring new comprehensive statewide student assessment Pending  House Education Committee  03/25/17 
SB 24 Creating education expenses tax credits Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/08/17 
SB 36 Permitting school nurses to possess and administer opioid antagonists Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 30, 2017)
SB 39 Requiring BRIM cover volunteer workers and student teachers Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/13/17 
SB 40 Requiring inclusion of protocols for response to after-school emergencies in school crisis response plans Signed  Effective August 1, 2017
SB 63 Requiring school counselors spend all their time on comprehensive school counseling programs Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/13/17 
SB 68 Relating generally to compulsory school attendance and early childhood education programs Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/08/17 
SB 181 Abolishing regional education service agencies Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/08/17 
SB 186 Adjusting date when children become eligible for certain school programs and school attendance requirements Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 4, 2017)
SB 200 Increasing high-quality educational opportunities within public school system Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/13/17 
SB 203 Defining "professional services" with respect to energy saving contracts Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/09/17 
SB 231 Relating to State Board of Education and Medicaid-eligible children Signed  Effective July 1, 2017
SB 242 Relating to school calendars Pending  House Education Committee  02/23/17 
SB 251 Creating pilot program for school-based mental and behavioral health services for students and families Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/10/17 
SB 252 Allowing county boards of education and RESA agencies to purchase computer technology from other than statewide contract Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/10/17 
SB 256 Relating to prohibiting aiding and abetting of sexual abuse by school personnel Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 5, 2017)
SB 271 Preventing State Board of Education from implementing common core academic standards Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/13/17 
SB 312 Establishing four-year pilot program to have social workers in public schools Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/14/17 
SB 319 Relating to requirements for employing nurses in public schools Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/15/17 
SB 327 Relating to teaching certificates for teachers whose spouses are members of armed forces on active duty stationed in state Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/08/17 
SB 359 Allowing exemptions from mandated immunizations Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/21/17 
SB 371 Requiring CPRB adopt smoothing method regarding gains and losses on Teachers Retirement System Fund assets Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/23/17 
SB 401 Allowing county board of education base employment decisions on individual's qualifications Pending  House Education Committee  03/29/17 
SB 431 Providing ratio of pupils to licensed school psychologist Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/24/17 
SB 432 Requiring proficiency in civics as condition of receiving high school diploma Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/24/17 
SB 524 Relating to WV academic standards Pending  House Education Committee  03/20/17 
SB 527 Relating to traumatic brain injury Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/07/17 
SB 528 Establishing process to provide student is ineligible for home instruction exemption Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/07/17 
SB 530 Replacing regional education service agencies Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/07/17 
SB 541 Permitting county boards of education post professional personnel job vacancies Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/08/17 
SB 543 Allowing maximum number of pupils exceed up to 5 in certain instances Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/08/17 
SB 550 Relating to disposition of vacated school buildings or other state-owned buildings Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  03/08/17 
SB 551 Limiting School Building Authority's discretion to disburse funds Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/08/17 
SB 553 Providing teachers with 3 percent pay raise Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/08/17 
SB 605 Establishing election procedure for all members of State Board of Education Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/15/17 
SB 609 Creating additional flexibility for school systems in use of school aid funds Pending  House Finance Committee  03/30/17 
SB 621 Providing certain rules inapplicable after county board of education notifies state board of possible closing or consolidations Pending    RECD  04/08/17 
SB 626 Relating to online posting of required calendar of scheduled activities Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/16/17 
SB 630 Establishing Accessibility and Equity in Public Education Enhancement Act Signed  Effective from passage - (April 8, 2017)
SB 640 Relating to school attendance directors Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/17/17 
SB 655 Adding digital literacy skills to high-quality education standards Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/18/17 
SB 656 Relating to Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act Vetoed  Vetoed
SB 674 Relating to public school support Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/20/17 
HB 2031 Eliminating requirements that state provide for professional training and development of teachers Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2123 Making the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind eligible to participate in any and all funding administered or distributed by the West Virginia School Building Authority Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/01/17 
HB 2142 Providing a salary increase for special education teachers Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2147 Permitting county boards of education to accumulate instructional days and use them when needed Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2151 Prohibiting the use of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2153 Relating to designation of social workers in the Department of Health and Human Services to promote better student school attendance Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2157 Relating to school calendar Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2188 Extending the length of time for the special Community-Based Pilot Demonstration Project to Improve Outcomes for At-Risk Youth Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 3, 2017)
HB 2195 Relating to requiring comprehensive drug awareness and prevention program in all public schools Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 5, 2017)
HB 2198 Redirecting certain funds of the West Virginia Department of Education Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2199 Creating a digital learning pilot project Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2200 Requiring that four members of the State Board of Education be elected on a nonpartisan basis Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2210 Increasing pay to teachers and service personnel Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2211 Increasing salaries for teachers Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2214 West Virginia Educational Restoration Act Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/17 
HB 2313 Providing that the statewide summative assessment only be administered in grades three through eight and once at the high school level Pending  House Education Committee  02/09/17 
HB 2333 Relating to the administration of the statewide summative assessment Pending  House Education Committee  02/10/17 
HB 2336 Reducing the number of pupils per school nurses Pending  House Education Committee  02/10/17 
HB 2337 Requiring each public high school to offer a course in computer science Pending  House Education Committee  02/10/17 
HB 2374 Requiring schools post signs displaying the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/17 
HB 2387 Requiring the State Board of Education to prescribe a comprehensive drug awareness and prevention program Pending  House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee  02/13/17 
HB 2388 Relating to the comprehensive statewide student assessment Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/17 
HB 2392 Relating to truancy intervention Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/17 
HB 2398 Extending funding for School Innovation and Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zones Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/17 
HB 2401 Increasing teacher salaries Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/17 
HB 2403 Permitting county boards of education to accumulate instructional days and use them when needed Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/17 
HB 2412 Relating to the public school calendar Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/17 
HB 2420 Providing that the State Board of Education may delegate its Medicaid provider status and subsequent reimbursement to regional educational service agencies or county boards Tabled    3rd Reading  03/01/17 
HB 2436 Suspending the implementation of the school aid formula until the year 2021 Pending  House Education Committee  02/14/17 
HB 2438 Allowing county boards of education and regional educational service agencies to purchase computer technology from other than a state-wide contract Pending  House Education Committee  02/14/17 
HB 2443 Establishing academic standards and assessment methods Pending  House Education Committee  02/14/17 
HB 2449 Requiring the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission to adopt certain safety standards for youth lacrosse Pending  House Education Committee  02/15/17 
HB 2478 Changing the age effective date of children for whom county boards of education must provide kindergarten programs Pending  House Education Committee  02/15/17 
HB 2491 Relating to school calendar and testing Pending  House Education Committee  02/16/17 
HB 2494 Providing that statewide school report cards are only to be made available to custodial parents and guardians of students upon request Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 5, 2017)
HB 2524 Improving the focus on school-level continuous improvement processes Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/25/17 
HB 2525 Relieving the county superintendent of schools of the duty of nominating personnel to be employed by the county board Pending  House Education Committee  02/16/17 
HB 2527 Relating to public school support Pending  House Education Committee  02/16/17 
HB 2543 Preventing the State Board of Education from implementing common core academic standards and assessments Pending  House Education Committee  02/20/17 
HB 2551 Requiring the West Virginia Department of Education to create a Bible literacy course in public schools Pending  House Education Committee  02/20/17 
HB 2560 Providing a free lunch to all employees in a school building Pending  House Education Committee  02/20/17 
HB 2561 Relating to public school support Signed  Effective July 1, 2017
HB 2569 Relating to employment, promotion and transfer of professional personnel by county boards of education Pending  House Education Committee  02/20/17 
HB 2571 Developing a resource for use by parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s expressive and receptive language acquisition Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/11/17 
HB 2572 Providing for the authorization and oversight of public charter schools Pending  House Education Committee  02/20/17 
HB 2574 Middle School Technical Education Program Act Pending  House Finance Committee  03/09/17 
HB 2584 Relating to primary and secondary school instructional terms Pending  House Education Committee  02/21/17 
HB 2609 Requiring county boards of education to conduct regular structural inspections of school facilities and structures Pending  House Education Committee  02/21/17 
HB 2610 Allowing private entities to lease buildings to local school boards in cases of emergency or condemnation Pending  House Education Committee  02/21/17 
HB 2618 Relating to body mass index Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  03/16/17 
HB 2637 Relating to employment of retired teachers and prospective employable professional personnel in areas of critical need and shortage Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 7, 2017)
HB 2651 Relating generally to standardized testing requirements for nonpublic schools Pending  Senate Rules Committee  04/08/17 
HB 2652 Relating generally to school closing or consolidation requirements Pending  House Education Committee  02/22/17 
HB 2695 Creating a pilot program for expansion of school-based mental health and school-based diversion Pending  House Education Committee  02/24/17 
HB 2702 Relating to excused absences for personal illness from school Signed  Effective July 1, 2017
HB 2738 Providing flexibility in the transfer process of school personnel Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/22/17 
HB 2742 School Consolidation Task Force Pending  House Education Committee  03/01/17 
HB 2761 Relating to qualifications of paraprofessionals, autism mentors and braille or sign support specialists Pending  House Education Committee  03/01/17 
HB 2771 Relating to temporary teaching certificates for Armed Forces spouses Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 7, 2017)
HB 2787 Creating an additional class of special education classroom aides Pending  House Education Committee  03/03/17 
HB 2795 Clarifying a director of a multicounty vocational technical school is a principal Pending  House Education Committee  03/06/17 
HB 2809 Relating to basic state aid to public education Pending  House Finance Committee  03/21/17 
HB 2875 Relating to the adoption of instructional educational resources Pending  House Education Committee  03/09/17 
HB 2886 Relating to generally applied associate of science degrees that target workforce needs Pending  House Education Committee  03/09/17 
HB 2902 Requiring county school boards to provide adequate mental health and counseling services Pending  House Education Committee  03/09/17 
HB 2926 Relating to the comprehensive statewide student assessment Pending  House Education Committee  03/10/17 
HB 2928 Creating a low-interest student loan refinancing program for teachers Pending  House Education Committee  03/10/17 
HB 2945 Relating to exemptions from mandated immunizations Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  03/13/17 
HB 2950 Requiring the State Superintendent of Schools to have a terminal degree Pending  House Education Committee  03/13/17 
HB 2974 Relating to public school education in dating violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence prevention Pending  House Education Committee  03/13/17 
HB 2997 Relating generally to applied associate of science degrees that target workforce needs Pending  House Education Committee  03/14/17 
HB 3008 Relating to eliminating county school systems and creating ten school districts Pending  House Education Committee  03/14/17 
HB 3023 Relating to public school education assessment of students for dyslexia and dyscalculia Pending  House Education Committee  03/14/17 
HB 3031 Creating a state program allowing high school students advance to getting a college degree or technical training while in high school Pending  House Education Committee  03/14/17 
HB 3036 Allowing county boards of education to hire retired teachers Pending  House Education Committee  03/14/17 
HB 3061 Encouraging mastery-based education through the Innovation In Schools program Pending    3rd Reading  04/08/17 
HB 3080 Requiring instruction in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 7, 2017)
HB 3088 Relating generally to teacher-pupil ratios Rejected      03/28/17 
HB 3089 Relating to the adoption of instructional resources for use in the public schools Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/24/17 
HB 3090 Relating to the maximum licensed school psychologist-pupil ratio Pending  House Education Committee  03/14/17