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There are 44 bill(s) regarding Education (Higher)

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 1 Increasing access to career education and workforce training Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2019)
SB 6 Creating tax credits for certain educational expenses incurred by teachers Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/19 
SB 21 Establishing Katherine Johnson Academy Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/19 
SB 25 Authorizing certain higher education governing boards to eliminate faculty tenure Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/19 
SB 39 Providing certain military members in-state residency tuition rates Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/06/19 
SB 59 Creating Business PROMISE+ Scholarship Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/19 
SB 84 Establishing Stay in State tax credit for higher education tuition Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/19 
SB 107 Encouraging agreements between community and technical colleges and certain apprenticeship programs Pending  Senate Workforce Committee  01/09/19 
SB 265 Establishing Advanced Career Education programs Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/11/19 
SB 365 Redistributing revenue-generated excise tax on soft drinks to four-year medical schools Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/24/19 
SB 440 Relating to Antihazing Law Vetoed  Vetoed
SB 441 Relating to higher education campus police officers Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 2, 2019)
SB 479 Requiring each state institution of higher education adopt and submit written sexual assault policy to WV HEPC Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/30/19 
SB 553 Relating to federal funds for land-grant institutions Pending  House Finance Committee  03/02/19 
SB 555 Relating to authority of Higher Education Policy Commission Pending  House Education Committee  02/28/19 
SB 595 Allowing retired teachers be employed by certain higher education entities Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/13/19 
SB 636 Authorizing legislative rules for Higher Education Policy Commission Signed  Effective from passage - (March 4, 2019)
SB 670 Relating to WV College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2019)
SB 673 Relating to public higher education accountability and planning Signed  Effective from passage - (March 9, 2019)
HB 2004 Providing for a program of instruction in workforce preparedness Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2019)
HB 2021 Relating to relocation or closure of state higher education institutions Pending  House Education Committee  01/09/19 
HB 2034 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  01/09/19 
HB 2059 Expanding the amount of PROMISE scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics Pending  House Education Committee  01/09/19 
HB 2065 Expiring the PROMISE Scholarship Program, and establishing the Promise for All Scholarship Program Pending  House Education Committee  01/09/19 
HB 2072 Relating to tuition and fees at community and technical colleges Pending  House Education Committee  01/09/19 
HB 2146 Creating a loan tuition forgiveness program to encourage students in selected and necessary fields to remain in the state Pending  House Education Committee  01/09/19 
HB 2350 Permitting public employees the right to collectively bargain Pending  House Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee  01/11/19 
HB 2377 Making Promise scholarships available for students pursuing certificates or degrees through an accredited community and technical college Pending  House Education Committee  01/14/19 
HB 2455 Redirecting excise tax revenue on bottled soft drinks from West Virginia University schools to the Public Employees Insurance Agency Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/16/19 
HB 2513 Relating to campus police officers of state institutions of higher learning Pending  House Education Committee  01/18/19 
HB 2519 The Campus Self Defense Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/01/19 
HB 2520 Relating to the Antihazing Law Pending  House Education Committee  01/18/19 
HB 2541 Requiring certain safety measures be taken at public schools Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2019)
HB 2586 Providing programs to train firefighters and emergency medical technicians Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19 
HB 2604 Permitting service credit in the Teachers Retirement System to persons with alternative school teaching experience Pending  House Pensions and Retirement Committee  01/22/19 
HB 2674 Creating a student loan repayment program for a mental health provider Vetoed  Vetoed
HB 2793 Expanding applicability of educational facilities for the West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/15/19 
HB 2853 Establishing the West Virginia Program for Open Education Resources Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2019)
HB 2862 Relating to the Underwood-Smith scholarship and loan assistance program and teacher scholarship and loan program Pending  House Education Committee  02/06/19 
HB 2882 Creating a health professionals’ student loan programs Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/28/19 
HB 3020 Relating to sole source contracts for goods and services with nonprofit corporations affiliated with the respective education institutions Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 7, 2019)
HB 3048 Permitting adjunct professors to serve on the institutional governing boards Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19 
HB 3096 Relating to four-year higher education Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19 
HB 3125 Coordinating a plan to provide the first two years of post-secondary education for free Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19