Senate Bill No. 493
(By Senator Dalton, By Request)
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[Introduced March 22, 1993; referred to the Committee
on Education.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section three, article eight, chapter
eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to employment of
county director of school attendance and assistants;
qualifications; salary and traveling expenses; and removal.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section three, article eight, chapter eighteen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 8. COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
§18-8-3. Employment of county director of school attendance and
assistants; qualifications; salary and traveling expenses;
removal.
The county board of education of every county, not later
than the first day of August of each year, shall employ the
equivalent of a full-time county director of school attendance if
such the county has a net enrollment of more than four thousandpupils, at least a half-time director of school attendance if
such the county has a net enrollment of less than four thousand
pupils and such the assistant attendance directors as deemed
necessary. Such These persons shall have the written
recommendation of the county superintendent.
The county board of education may set up such any special
and professional qualifications for attendance directors and
assistants as are deemed expedient and proper and are consistent
with regulations of the state board of education relating
thereto.
The attendance director or assistant director shall be paid
a monthly salary as fixed by the county board in compliance with
the provisions of section five-a, article four, chapter eighteen-
a of this code. Before receiving such the monthly salary, the
attendance director or assistant director shall file with the
county superintendent a certified statement showing the
activities in school attendance service for the month and the
number of days actually spent in the performance of such the
duties.
The county board of education shall reimburse such the
employees for their necessary traveling expenses upon
presentation of a monthly, itemized, sworn statement approved by
the county superintendent.
The power of removal of the county attendance director or an
assistant attendance director shall rest with the county board of
education: Provided, That reasons for contemplated dismissalshall be reduced to writing, a copy of which shall be furnished
the director in question with opportunity to be heard in his or
her own behalf by the county board of education. The decision of
the county board of education shall be final.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require county boards
of education to fix the salary of attendance directors in
compliance with the provisions set forth in section five-a,
article four, chapter eighteen-a of this code.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.