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There are 58 bill(s) regarding Education (Higher)

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 86 Creating Stay in State Tax Credit Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/08/20 
SB 127 Authorizing governing board of higher education institution to eliminate tenure for its faculty Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/08/20 
SB 174 Relating to federal funding for WVU and WVSU Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/09/20 
SB 187 Relating generally to in-state tuition rates for certain persons Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/17/20 
SB 594 Relating to suspension or termination of courses by institutions which receive WV Invests Grants Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/22/20 
SB 680 Qualifying not-for-profit private baccalaureate institutions for Advanced Career Education programs and WV Invests Grant Program Pending  House Finance Committee  02/28/20 
SB 708 Establishing loan repayment program for certified behavior analysts Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/05/20 
SB 712 Correcting name of Forensic Analysis Laboratory Signed  Effective from passage - (February 28, 2020)
SB 730 Campus Self Defense Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/07/20 
SB 740 Clarifying authorized users of Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Fund Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2020)
SB 754 Establishing matrix necessary to exempt public higher education from HEPC Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/12/20 
SB 760 Allowing state college or university apply to HEPC for designation as administratively exempt school Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020)
SB 768 Permitting hospital or state college and university establishing RPN program be eligible for grants under WV Invests Grant Program Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/13/20 
SB 770 Revising requirements for post-doctoral training Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020)
SB 781 Relating to reports regarding collaborative agreements between community and technical colleges and federally registered apprenticeship programs Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 1, 2020)
SB 839 Creating State Advisory Council on Postsecondary Attainment Goals Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
HB 2021 Relating to relocation or closure of state higher education institutions Pending  House Education Committee  01/08/20 
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  01/08/20 
HB 2059 Expanding the amount of PROMISE scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics Pending  House Education Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2065 Expiring the PROMISE Scholarship Program, and establishing the Promise for All Scholarship Program Pending  House Education Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2072 Relating to tuition and fees at community and technical colleges Pending  House Education Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2350 Permitting public employees the right to collectively bargain Pending  House Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2377 Making Promise scholarships available for students pursuing certificates or degrees through an accredited community and technical college Pending  House Education Committee  01/08/20 
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  01/08/20 
HB 2519 The Campus Self Defense Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2520 Relating to the Antihazing Law Pending  House Education Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2586 Providing programs to train firefighters and emergency medical technicians Pending  House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2604 Permitting service credit in the Teachers Retirement System to persons with alternative school teaching experience Pending  House Pensions and Retirement Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2862 Relating to the Underwood-Smith scholarship and loan assistance program and teacher scholarship and loan program Pending  House Education Committee  01/08/20 
HB 3048 Permitting adjunct professors to serve on the institutional governing boards Pending  House Education Committee  01/08/20 
HB 3125 Coordinating a plan to provide the first two years of post-secondary education for free Pending  House Education Committee  01/08/20 
HB 4022 Clarifying the qualifications of the Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020)
HB 4077 Increasing the amount of the bond required to be posted by proprietary schools Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 1, 2020)
HB 4085 Relating to PROMISE Scholarship Program requirements Pending  House Education Committee  01/10/20 
HB 4365 Granting of college credit hours for learning English as a second language Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 31, 2020)
HB 4389 Relating to transfer for program credits earned at two-year colleges or community and technical colleges Pending  House Education Committee  01/16/20 
HB 4483 Establishing a higher education scholarship program for foster children Pending  House Education Committee  01/23/20 
HB 4597 Creating a Campus Mentors pilot program Pending  House Education Committee  01/29/20 
HB 4624 Permitting public employees the right to collectively bargain Pending  House Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee  01/31/20 
HB 4636 Expanding tuition and fee waivers or adjustments for senior citizens Pending  House Education Committee  01/31/20 
HB 4720 Qualifying not-for-profit private baccalaureate institutions for the Advanced Career Education Programs and the WV Invests Grant Program Pending  House Finance Committee  02/13/20 
HB 4723 Permitting a certified behavioral analyst to be eligible for the student loan repayment program Pending  House Finance Committee  02/12/20 
HB 4729 Requiring higher education institutions to use previous versions or editions of instructional materials Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 1, 2020)
HB 4737 Clarifying student eligibility for state-sponsored financial aid Signed  Effective from passage - (March 7, 2020)
HB 4750 Katherine Johnson College Award Program Pending  House Education Committee  02/07/20 
HB 4788 Requiring that no later than July 1, 2020, credits earned at two-year colleges transfer for credit at any other state institution of higher education Pending  House Education Committee  02/10/20 
HB 4849 Establishing a matrix necessary for an institution of higher education to become exempt from the Higher Education Policy Commission Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4876 Updating the definition of "exempt schools" Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4901 Mountaineer Games Sports League Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4902 Requiring higher education institutions to adopt policies and programs relating to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4906 Granting Purple Heart recipients, their spouses or unmarried widows, children and grandchildren a 100 percent tuition waiver Pending  House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4907 Granting members of a Gold Star Family a 100 percent tuition waiver Pending  House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4908 Granting veterans, and spouses and children of a veteran with documented wartime service a 75 percent tuition Pending  House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4910 Relating to partial tuition waivers for veterans and their families Pending  House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4921 Authorizing student athletes to be compensated for use of their name, image or likeness Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4927 Transferring the West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing to the Board of Governors for Marshall University Pending  House Technology and Infrastructure Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4939 Relating to senior citizens attending college classes at state institutions without receiving college credit Pending  House Finance Committee  02/19/20 
HB 4943 Establishing matrix necessary for an institution of higher education to become exempt from the Higher Education Policy Commission Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/20