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There are 121 bill(s) regarding Education (K12)

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 7 Relating to public school transfer and enrollment policies Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/19 
SB 26 Permitting certain employees of educational service cooperatives participate in state's teacher retirement systems Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 26, 2019)
SB 45 Permitting certain nonpublic school students to participate in activities under WV Secondary School Activities Commission Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/19 
SB 79 Establishing Katherine Johnson Academy Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/19 
SB 82 Providing personal income tax credit for classroom teachers for nonreimbursed cost of supplies Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/19 
SB 86 Requiring county boards provide free feminine hygiene products in grades five to 12 Pending  House Education Committee  02/25/19 
SB 93 Prohibiting State Board of Education from accepting federal education plans without legislative approval Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/19 
SB 125 Providing counties with less than 1,400 net enrollment be considered to have 1,400 in determining basic foundation program only Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/19 
SB 154 Using school facilities for funeral and memorial services for certain community members Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2019)
SB 234 Requiring schools provide elective course on religion Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/10/19 
SB 265 Establishing Advanced Career Education programs Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/11/19 
SB 286 Including certain education programs operated by private schools in recognition by DOE Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/14/19 
SB 293 Clarifying director of multicounty vocational technical school as principal Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/14/19 
SB 294 Allowing vehicles used by transportation directors and transportation supervisors use red flashing warning lights Pending  Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee  01/14/19 
SB 299 Selecting language milestones for deaf and hard-of-hearing children Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/14/19 
SB 328 Requiring teaching of agricultural science education course Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/16/19 
SB 329 Relating to agricultural education in high schools Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2019)
SB 379 Permitting county board of education to include faith-based electives in drug prevention programs Pending  House Education Committee  02/28/19 
SB 381 Requiring State Board of Education develop program on home maintenance for elderly and disabled Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/21/19 
SB 411 Relating to disposition of vacated school buildings or other state-owned buildings Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/24/19 
SB 417 Requiring minors in possession of marijuana and their parents attend classes teaching dangers of marijuana Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/24/19 
SB 451 Comprehensive education reform Pending    Concurrence  02/19/19 
SB 501 Increasing compensation for county boards of education members Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/01/19 
SB 513 Requiring completion of personal finance class to graduate high school Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/04/19 
SB 521 Requiring approved agricultural education program be offered in high schools Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/05/19 
SB 578 Establishing education employees fund Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/12/19 
SB 595 Allowing retired teachers be employed by certain higher education entities Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/13/19 
SB 605 Permitting Secondary School Activities Commission discipline schools for not following protocol for concussions and head injuries Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2019)
SB 607 Requiring county boards of education provide camera in classrooms for exceptional needs students Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/14/19 
SB 624 Allowing county boards of education use alternative assessment provided in Every Student Succeeds Act Vetoed  Vetoed
SB 626 Directing county school boards construct covered bus stops Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/15/19 
SB 632 Improving student safety Signed  Effective July 1, 2019
SB 672 Authorizing School Building Authority to promulgate legislative rules Signed  Effective from passage - (March 7, 2019)
HB 2002 Education Savings Account Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/11/19 
HB 2004 Providing for a program of instruction in workforce preparedness Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2019)
HB 2009 Creating a new category of Innovation in Education grant program Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2019)
HB 2013 Providing a bonus for teachers willing to teach in certain critical needs areas Pending  House Education Committee  01/24/19 
HB 2022 Permitting county boards of education to accumulate instructional days and use them when needed Pending  House Education Committee  01/09/19 
HB 2093 Relating to seniority rights and school consolidation Pending  House Education Committee  01/09/19 
HB 2095 Assessing the college- and career-readiness of 11th and 12th grade students Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/24/19 
HB 2100 Establishing a pilot program to develop school-based mental and behavioral health services Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/19 
HB 2205 Developing a resource for use by parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s expressive and receptive language acquisition Pending  House Education Committee  01/10/19 
HB 2322 Providing a salary increase for special education teachers Pending  House Education Committee  01/11/19 
HB 2327 Relating to public school education in dating violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence prevention Pending  House Education Committee  01/11/19 
HB 2345 Developing a resource for use by parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s receptive and expressive language Pending  House Education Committee  01/11/19 
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 2363 Relating to the Upper Kanawha Valley Resiliency and Revitalization Program Vetoed  Vetoed
HB 2367 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  01/14/19 
HB 2368 Relating to education to children and adults housed in correctional facilities and regional jails Pending  House Education Committee  01/14/19 
HB 2378 Relating generally to grounds for revocation of a teaching certificate Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2019)
HB 2383 Creating a pilot program for expansion of school-based mental health and school-based diversion Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/14/19 
HB 2386 School Consolidation Task Force Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/14/19 
HB 2391 Requiring school counselors in public schools to spend 100 percent of their time on comprehensive school counseling programs Pending  House Education Committee  01/14/19 
HB 2397 Requiring county school boards to provide adequate mental health and counseling services Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/28/19 
HB 2422 Relating to the time for the observation of “Celebrate Freedom Week” Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2019)
HB 2425 Defining a work day for school service personnel and removing a provision relating to employment of licensed practical nurses Pending  House Education Committee  01/15/19 
HB 2433 Modifying the school calendar to begin not earlier than Labor Day and end prior to Memorial Day Pending    2nd Reading  03/09/19 
HB 2448 Middle School Technical Education Program Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/16/19 
HB 2450 Increasing access to career education and workforce training Pending  House Education Committee  01/16/19 
HB 2451 Katherine Johnson Hope Scholarship Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/16/19 
HB 2457 Educational Equality Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/16/19 
HB 2464 Requiring free feminine hygiene products in grades 6 through 12 Pending  House Education Committee  01/16/19 
HB 2539 Allowing private entities to lease buildings to local school boards in cases of emergency or condemnation Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/19 
HB 2541 Requiring certain safety measures be taken at public schools Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 6, 2019)
HB 2549 Relating to compulsory school attendance Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/19 
HB 2551 Requiring the State Board of Education to develop a method for funding student transportation costs as a stand-alone consideration Pending  House Finance Committee  02/19/19 
HB 2554 Relating to transfers and enrollment policies for students in public schools Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/11/19 
HB 2561 Expanding the eligibility for service on county school boards Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/19 
HB 2593 Limiting the increase or decrease of state funding to a county board of education Pending  House Education Committee  01/22/19 
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 2606 Requiring 30 minutes of unstructured play time daily for students in kindergarten through grade 5 Pending  House Education Committee  01/22/19 
HB 2615 Requiring the state board of education to develop an elective course on Vocational Agriculture Pending  House Education Committee  01/23/19 
HB 2620 Modifying the contact requirements with a student’s guardians upon accrual of unexcused absences Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/19 
HB 2630 Requiring each county school board to employ at least one full time school nurse Pending  House Education Committee  01/24/19 
HB 2632 Tim Tebow Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/24/19 
HB 2639 Placing a limit on the salary of a county superintendent of schools Pending  House Education Committee  01/24/19 
HB 2688 Requiring air conditioning on all school buses Pending  House Finance Committee  02/18/19 
HB 2710 Prohibiting manufacturing plants from locating within two air miles of an existing public school Pending  House Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee  01/29/19 
HB 2713 Expunging records of unsubstantiated complaints made by the Department of Health and Human Resources against teachers Pending  House Education Committee  01/29/19 
HB 2719 Establishing an optional bus operator in residence program for school districts Pending  House Finance Committee  02/19/19 
HB 2758 Establishing minimum numbers of school counselors Pending  House Education Committee  01/30/19 
HB 2766 Relating to a student not advancing to the next grade by teacher recommendation Pending  House Education Committee  01/30/19 
HB 2775 Requiring each high school student to complete a one-half credit course of study in personal finance Pending  House Education Committee  01/30/19 
HB 2777 Requiring schools to offer elective vocational courses in middle schools Pending  House Education Committee  01/30/19 
HB 2787 Requiring schools to have persons with first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training on-site Pending  House Education Committee  01/31/19 
HB 2794 Establishing the Summer Feeding for All initiative Pending  House Education Committee  01/31/19 
HB 2799 Requiring county boards of education to conduct regular structural inspections of school facilities and structures Pending  House Education Committee  02/01/19 
HB 2800 Permitting vocational education classes for homeschooled and private schooled students Pending  House Education Committee  02/01/19 
HB 2803 Increasing the number of days a retired teacher may accept employment Pending  House Finance Committee  02/19/19 
HB 2805 Relating to persons to whom schools are open Pending  House Education Committee  02/01/19 
HB 2824 Relating to teacher to pupil ratio in grades first through third Pending  House Education Committee  02/01/19 
HB 2826 Altering the school calendar to begin the Tuesday after Labor Day and end the Friday before Memorial Day Pending  House Education Committee  02/01/19 
HB 2842 Increasing the amount that a faculty senate of a public school may allocate to a classroom teacher or librarian for academic materials Pending  House Education Committee  02/04/19 
HB 2847 Relating to exemptions from mandated immunizations Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/04/19 
HB 2852 Increasing the expenditure for academic materials, supplies, and equipment Pending  House Education Committee  02/06/19 
HB 2853 Establishing the West Virginia Program for Open Education Resources Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2019)
HB 2859 Authorizing certain teachers to use alternative teaching programs Pending  House Education Committee  02/06/19 
HB 2860 Relating to mandatory drug testing of all classes of employees in K through 12 schools Pending  House Education Committee  02/06/19 
HB 2865 Changing the school aid formula Step 7 allowances for instructional technology and enrollment advanced placement and dual credit Pending  House Finance Committee  02/18/19 
HB 2870 Reducing the number of students and schools that a school nurse must serve Pending  House Education Committee  02/06/19 
HB 2913 Relating to language development milestones Pending  House Education Committee  02/07/19 
HB 2917 Relating to classroom teachers retaining seniority Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/19 
HB 2919 Establishing an Education Employees Fund Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/19 
HB 2921 Extending period in which county boards of education may hire certified, retired teachers in areas of critical shortages of certified teachers Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/19 
HB 2938 Relating to vocational and technical education programs Pending  House Education Committee  02/08/19 
HB 2952 Reducing the personnel of the State Department of Education Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/19 
HB 2963 Modifying the school calendar Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/19 
HB 2965 Providing that schools that do not follow protocol on head injuries in interscholastic athletes are subject to disciplinary actions Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/19 
HB 2994 Requiring cursive writing to be taught in grades K-5 Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19 
HB 3001 Increasing compensation of county board of education members Pending  House Finance Committee  02/19/19 
HB 3006 Providing school day to register and transport students to vote Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19 
HB 3058 Granting full time employees of county boards of education three months of paid leave following the birth of a child Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19 
HB 3090 Relating to employment, promotion and transfer of professional personnel by county boards of education Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19 
HB 3113 Directing county school boards to construct covered bus stops Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19 
HB 3114 Eliminating the requirement that schools be closed on election days Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19 
HB 3118 Relating to mandatory drug testing for state legislators and teachers Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19 
HB 3127 Relating to the Secondary School Activities Commission and participation by home schooled students Rejected      02/27/19 
HB 3128 Changing the recommended guidelines for full-day and half-day cooks to the minimum ratio of one cook for every 110 meals Pending  House Finance Committee  02/19/19 
HB 3130 Creating three separate job titles for school bus operators Pending  House Education Committee  02/12/19