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.