H. B. 3232


(By Delegates Ennis, Pethtel and Craig)
[Introduced February 23, 2007; referred to the
Committee on Education.]




A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-3-9a, relating to reducing staff development programs for school personnel from eighteen hours to twelve hours; and requiring that the six hour reduction in staff development be used as an additional preparation day.

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-3-9a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, LICENSING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

§18A-3-9a. Reduction of staff development program hours for school personnel; reduction used as additional preparation day.

Notwithstanding any provision of this code, rule or State Board of Education policy to the contrary, staff development programs for school personnel are reduced from eighteen hours to twelve hours. The six hour reduction in staff development programs shall be used as an additional preparation day for school personnel.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to reduce staff development programs for school personnel from eighteen hours to twelve hours; and requiring that the six hour reduction in staff development be used as an additional preparation day.

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