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Introduced Version Senate Bill 602 History

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Senate Bill No. 602

(By Senators Bowman and Deem)

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[Introduced March 16, 2009; referred to the Committee on Education.]

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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-35a, relating to the establishment of a dress code for teachers.

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 §18-2-35a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-2-35a. Dress code for teachers.
The state board shall promulgate rules in accordance with article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code that requires a county board to implement a dress code for teachers beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. The dress code shall be uniform throughout the state. The rules shall provide at least the following:
(1) The state board may create an advisory committee comprised
of teachers, school employees, parents and students for the purpose of making recommendations on the dress code;
(2) The state board shall allow certain casual or "dress down" days for pep rallies, school parties, school dances and for preparing classrooms at the beginning and the end of the school year.




NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Board of Education to issue rules requiring a teacher dress code.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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