HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 103

(By Delegates Clark, Ellington, Hanna, Higginbotham, Kimble, Longanacre, Tully, Griffith, Evans and Thompson)

[Originating in the Committee on Education; Reported on April 6, 2021]

Allowing for an interim study to determine how Section 18 and Section 18A of the code could be improved to allow teachers, administrators, and service personnel to better perform their jobs and evaluating our current methods and procedures so that the overall education system in West Virginia may be improved.

Whereas, the legislature recognizes that overall education system in West Virginia may have areas that could be improved by our educators if they are given increased latitude to perform their jobs by the structure provided by the West Virginia Code; and

Whereas, the best way to determine those areas for improvement is to encourage members of the Legislature to reach out to teachers and educators throughout the state to learn what areas of the Code may be changed or added to allow them the opportunity to improve the quality of education provided in West Virginia; and 

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That members of the West Virginia Legislature from the House of Delegates and the Senate form an advisory committee to study and recommend how the Code may be reformed to accomplish the goals outlined herein; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the members of this advisory committee form as soon as possible after the close of the 2021 Regular Session and begin scheduling town hall meetings and other collaborative meetings with educators across the state to gather information and suggestions that will be compiled into a report that the advisory committee will provide to the House and Senate Education Committees prior to the start of the 2022 West Virginia Legislative Session and that said report may include suggested code changes and or additions that may be incorporated into legislation during the 2022 Regular Session.