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There are 60 bill(s) regarding Education (Higher)

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 87 Creating Campus Self Defense Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/12/22 
SB 184 Implementing Business PROMISE+ Scholarship Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/12/22 
SB 194 Establishing Promise for All Scholarship Program Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/12/22 
SB 198 Creating Stay in State tax credit Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/12/22 
SB 201 Providing tax credit to new graduates of in-state or out-of-state higher educational institution, community or technical college, or trade school Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/12/22 
SB 208 Providing tuition and fee waivers at state higher education institutions for volunteers who have completed service in AmeriCorps programs in WV Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/12/22 
SB 216 Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Restoration Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/01/22 
SB 222 Relating generally to in-field master’s degree Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/12/22 
SB 228 Providing tuition and fee waivers at state higher education institutions for volunteers who have completed service in AmeriCorps programs in WV Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2022)
SB 477 Requiring Higher Education Policy Commission to create and administer PROMISE Plus Program Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/24/22 
SB 498 Creating Anti-Racism Act of 2022 Pending    Concurrence  03/12/22 
SB 546 Expanding uses of fees paid by students at higher education institutions Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2022)
SB 550 Relating to funding for higher education institutions Pending    2nd Reading  03/12/22 
SB 593 Allowing Marshall University's Forensic Analysis Laboratory access and participation in WV DNA database for certain purposes Signed  Effective from passage - (March 8, 2022)
SB 653 Relating to public higher education governance Pending    Concurrence  03/12/22 
SB 654 Creating exceptions to WV Invests Grant eligibility requirement Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/23/22 
SB 672 Exempting certain military veterans and their dependents from payment of tuition and fees Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/23/22 
SB 691 Establishing Student Basic Needs Campus Initiative Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/21/22 
SB 701 Including children and spouses of deceased active-duty officers in eligibility for War Orphan Education Program Pending  House Education Committee  03/01/22 
HB 2033 Establishing matrix necessary for an institution of higher education to become exempt from the Higher Education Policy Commission Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2061 Katherine Johnson College Award Program Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2084 Amend section providing for waiver of tuition and fees for older persons auditing certain college classes. Pending  House Finance Committee  02/10/22 
HB 2110 Relating to senior citizens attending college classes at state institutions without receiving college credit Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2140 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  01/12/22 
HB 2233 Coordinating a plan to provide the first two years of post-secondary education for free Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2279 Establishing a higher education scholarship program for foster children Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2315 Relating to PROMISE Scholarship Program requirements Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2484 Relating to relocation or closure of state higher education institutions Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2586 Expanding the amount of promise scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2657 Relating to the Antihazing Law Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2771 Creating the Economic Development Tuition Waiver Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2923 Relating to Social Media privacy and educational institutions Pending  House Technology and Infrastructure Committee  01/12/22 
HB 2978 Gun carry allowed on college campuses Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 3019 Creating the Campus Free Expression Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 3022 The Campus Self Defense Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 3225 Hunger-Free Campus Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/12/22 
HB 4072 Increase amount of Promise Scholarship to present day costs Pending  House Education Committee  01/13/22 
HB 4080 To create an apprenticeship program for students and local companies in West Virginia to increase hiring and retention Pending  House Finance Committee  02/10/22 
HB 4264 Change designation of Glenville State College to “Glenville State University” Signed  Effective from passage - (February 22, 2022)
HB 4289 Establishing the behavioral health workforce education initiative at the Higher Education Policy Commission Pending  House Finance Committee  01/27/22 
HB 4291 Relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2022)
HB 4355 Relating to the disclosure by state institutions of higher education of certain information regarding textbooks and digital courseware and certain charges assessed for those items Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2022)
HB 4357 Expanding the Learn And Earn Program to baccalaureate institutions Pending  House Finance Committee  02/10/22 
HB 4360 Relating to WV Invests Grant Program community service requirements Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/02/22 
HB 4414 Prohibit requiring Covid-19 vaccine or booster shot to attend in person classes at colleges and universities Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/26/22 
HB 4415 Establishing the Katherine Johnson Academy Pending  House Finance Committee  02/17/22 
HB 4425 Authorize a law school program at Marshall University Pending  House Education Committee  01/31/22 
HB 4456 Mountaineer Games Sports League Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/31/22 
HB 4551 To create the West Virginia Warranty of Workers Pending  House Education Committee  02/10/22 
HB 4565 To exempt temporary employees and employees of the Higher Education Policy Commission from automatic enrollment into the state’s 457 (b) plan Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2022)
HB 4604 Relating to abolishing the Workforce Development Initiative Program Advisory Council Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2022)
HB 4639 Creation of a Higher Education Prison Task Force Pending  House J&P Committee  02/11/22 
HB 4666 Expanding the definition of criminal justice agency to include the Forensic Analysis Laboratory at Marshall University Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/14/22 
HB 4678 To acknowledge that the mental health of higher education students is of paramount importance, and due to a variety of issues Pending  House Education Committee  02/15/22 
HB 4705 To establish a grant program for colleges that take steps to establish themselves as Student Basic Needs campuses Pending  House Education Committee  02/15/22 
HB 4723 Relating to public higher education governance Pending  House Education Committee  02/15/22 
HB 4750 Relating to the creation and administration of a scholarship program for college students who remain in-state after graduation Pending  House Education Committee  02/15/22 
HB 4786 The Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act Pending  House Education Committee  02/15/22 
HB 4818 Legal apprenticeships as alternatives to Law School to help those who cannot afford law school or have a disability Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/15/22 
HB 4821 Increase access to and amount covered of the promise scholarship to ensure full ride regardless of tuition costs, double majors, or courses of interest Pending  House Education Committee  02/15/22