Adopted by House 3-8-07
SB657 H ED AMT 3-6 #1
The Committee on Education moves to amend the title of the bill by striking the title and inserting in lieu thereof a new title as follows:
" A BILL to amend and reenact §18-2E-5 and §18-2E-5a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to further said code by adding thereto a new section designated §18-2E-5d; and to amend and reenact §29A-3B-9 and §29A-3B-10 of said code, all relating to public education generally; standards, assessment and accountability for student performance and progress; requiring 21st Century Skills Initiative incorporation into standards; renaming unified improvement plans as strategic improvement plans; revising uniform statewide student assessment program; providing annual performance measures for the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; providing state annual performance measures; providing additional category of school accreditation and renaming existing category; revising criteria for accreditation status; providing for appeal of on-site findings and report to oversight commission; providing that offices and contracts of associate and assistant superintendents may be declared vacant and voided during state intervention; removing obsolete provisions; providing for study of public school report plan; report; and allowing electronic filing of state board rules with the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability. "