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There are 32 bill(s) regarding Education (Higher)

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 11 Relating generally to traumatic brain injury Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/10/18 
SB 29 Requiring school counselors to advise graduating students on availability of student aid Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/10/18 
SB 66 Relating to in-state tuition rates for members of National Guard, military and reserve units Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/24/18 
SB 83 Relating to higher education student success Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/10/18 
SB 105 Establishing tax credit for certain college graduates who remain in state Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/10/18 
SB 111 Enacting Forming Open and Robust University Minds Act Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/10/18 
SB 128 Establishing education expenses tax credit Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/10/18 
SB 253 Relating generally to associate of science degrees which target workforce needs Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/11/18 
SB 319 Allowing individuals who completed home schooling be eligible for PROMISE scholarship without equivalent diploma Signed  Effective July 1, 2018
SB 372 Authorizing higher education institutions to eliminate faculty tenure Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/25/18 
SB 518 Extending WV Invests Grant programs to public and private institutions Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/12/18 
SB 537 Implementing Business PROMISE+ Scholarship Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/14/18 
SB 552 Making Pierpont Community and Technical College a division of Fairmont State University Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/19/18 
SB 605 Relating to vocational and technical education programs Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/19/18 
HB 2075 Providing the Auditor with greater oversight of advance allowance accounts Pending  House Education Committee  01/10/18 
HB 2144 Relating to relocation or closure of state higher education institutions Pending  House Education Committee  01/10/18 
HB 2557 Relating to tuition and fees at community and technical colleges Pending  House Education Committee  01/10/18 
HB 2756 Making Promise scholarships available for students pursuing certificates or degrees through an accredited community and technical college Pending  House Education Committee  01/10/18 
HB 2818 Prohibiting West Virginia institutions of higher learning and state agencies from discriminating against graduates of private, nonpublic or home schools by requiring them to submit to alternative testing Pending  House Education Committee  01/10/18 
HB 2849 Providing that the compensation level of the Chancellor for Higher Education may be no more than the salary of the Governor Pending  House Education Committee  01/10/18 
HB 2858 Creating a loan tuition forgiveness program to encourage students in selected and necessary fields to remain in the state Pending  House Education Committee  01/10/18 
HB 2887 Relating to retirement and separation incentives Pending  House Finance Committee  01/16/18 
HB 3001 Abolishing the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Pending  House Education Committee  01/10/18 
HB 3095 Allowing retired teachers to be employed by a higher education institution Pending  House Finance Committee  01/16/18 
HB 4037 Expiring the PROMISE Scholarship Program, and establishing the Promise for All Scholarship Program Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/18 
HB 4203 Campus Free Speech Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/19/18 
HB 4251 Permitting employees of baccalaureate institutions and universities outside of this state to be appointed to board of governors Signed  Effective from passage - (March 10, 2018)
HB 4277 Allowing individuals who have completed home school to be eligible for the PROMISE scholarship Pending  House Education Committee  01/24/18 
HB 4298 The Campus Self Defense Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/12/18 
HB 4430 Creating a merit-based scholarship program for tuition and fee payments for certain students attending state community and technical college Pending  House Education Committee  02/05/18 
HB 4466 Expanding the amount of PROMISE scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics Pending  House Education Committee  02/07/18 
HB 4594 Permitting public employees the right to collectively bargain Pending  House Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee  02/13/18