H. B. 3137
(By Delegates Moye, Kessler, Stephens,
Rodighiero, Eldridge, Ellis, Pino, Sobonya and Sumner)
[Introduced February 20, 2007; referred to the
Committee on Education then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-2-14,
relating
to prohibiting school employees from transporting any student
to obtain an abortion without parental consent; providing a
violation of the section is a misdemeanor; and providing that
nothing in the section may be construed as approving of
abortion.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-2-14,
to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2. SCHOOL PERSONNEL.
§18A-2-14. Employees prohibited from promoting abortion.
No person employed by, compensated by or providing any
services for the state board or any county board may transport any student to obtain an abortion as part of or in relation to their
employment without first obtaining the consent of one of the
student's parents. Any person who violates this provision is
guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section may be construed
to endorse, allow, permit or approve of any abortion.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit all employees
of the State Board of Education or any county board from
transporting any student to obtain an abortion without parental
consent. The bill provides a violation of its provisions is a
misdemeanor.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.