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1 - DEFINITIONS; LIMITATIONS OF CHA

2 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

2A - ADOPTION OF TEXTBOOKS, INSTRUC

2B - AREA VOCATIONAL PROGRAM

2C - HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OR BU

2D - COMMUNITY EDUCATION

2E - HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGR

2F - INCENTIVES AND RESULTS BASED S

2G - SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA IMPROVEME

2H - PUBLIC NOTICE AND PARTICIPATIO

2I - STAFF DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS
    18 - 2 I- 1
    18 - 2 I- 2
    18 - 2 I- 3
    18 - 2 I- 4
    18 - 2 I- 5
    18 - 2 I- 6
    18 - 2 I- 7

2J - PUBLIC AND HIGHER EDUCATION UN

2K - THE DIABETES CARE PLAN ACT

3 - STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

4 - COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL

5 - COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

5A - LOCAL SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT

5B - SCHOOL INNOVATION ZONES ACT

5C - COMMITTEE REORGANIZATION AND C

6 - DRIVER EDUCATION

7 - ADULT LITERACY EDUCATION PROGRA

7A - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYST

7B - TEACHERS' DEFINED CONTRIBUTION

7C - MERGER OF TEACHERS' DEFINED CO

7D - VOLUNTARY TRANSFER FROM TEACHE

8 - COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

8A - ATTENDANCE OF HOMELESS CHILDRE

9 - SCHOOL FINANCES

9A - PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT

9B - STATE BOARD OF SCHOOL FINANCE

9C - STATE AID FOR CONSTRUCTION

9D - SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY

9E - AIR QUALITY IN NEW SCHOOLS ACT

9F - SCHOOL ACCESS SAFETY ACT

10 - FEDERAL AID AND GIFTS FOR EDU

10A - REHABILITATION SERVICES

10B - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION FA

10C - THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCAT

10D - COMPACT FOR EDUCATION

10E - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON QUALIF

10F - DISABLED PERSONS AND PUBLIC

10F - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCAT

10G - PROVIDING OF FOOD SERVICE IN

10H - ALBERT YANNI PROGRAMS OF EXC

10I - WEST VIRGINIA SUPPORTED EMPL

10J - BLIND PERSONS' LITERACY RIGH

10K - WEST VIRGINIA TRAUMATIC BRAI

10L - RON YOST PERSONAL ASSISTANCE

10M - WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT LI

10N - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCES

10O - DISABILITY HISTORY WEEK

11 - WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

11A - REVENUE BONDS FOR UNIVERSITY

11B - REVENUE BONDS FOR UNIVERSITY

11C - WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOS

11D - REVENUE BONDS FOR WEST VIRGI

11E - REVENUE BONDS FOR MARSHALL U

12 - STATE TEACHERS' COLLEGES

12A - REVENUE BONDS FOR MARSHALL U

12B - REVENUE BONDS FOR STATE INST

13 - West Virginia EDGE

13 - WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE

14 - BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE

15 - WEST VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF TE

16 - ANTIHAZING LAW

17 - WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOLS FOR THE

18 - WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR THE

19 - EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR

20 - EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHIL

21 - SPECIAL COMMUNITY-BASED PILOT

21 - UNDERWOOD-SMITH TEACHER SCHOL

22 - HIGHER EDUCATION FULL-TIME FA

22A - EMINENT SCHOLARS ENDOWMENT T

22B - STATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

22C - STATE AID FOR STUDENTS ATTEN

22D - HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ASS

22E - DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS END

23 - ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES AND

24 - FEES AND OTHER MONEY COLLECTE

25 - TAX DEFERRED INVESTMENTS FOR

26 - WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF REGENT

26A - STATE AUTISM TRAINING CENTER

26B - CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE SALARY S

26C - INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS

26D - INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL

27 - WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATION LOAN

28 - PRIVATE, PAROCHIAL OR CHURCH

29 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

30 - WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGE PREPAID

31 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGRE

32 - SEVERABILITY

WVC 18- CHAPTER 18. EDUCATION.
WVC 18-2I- ARTICLE 2I. STAFF DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS.

WVC 18 - 2 I- 1 §18-2I-1. Legislative purpose.
The purpose of this article is to create the West Virginia professional staff development advisory council and eight regional professional staff development councils to advise and assist the state board with ensuring the coordination and quality of professional staff development programs that address locally identified needs for professional staff development and meet the goals for professional staff development established by the state board.

WVC 18-2I-2 §18-2I-2. Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds that there is presently an inadequate and inefficient delivery of staff development programs for professional education in West Virginia. The Legislature further finds that the creation of a West Virginia staff development advisory council and regional staff development councils will assure the efficient delivery of high quality staff training programs and will further assure that duplication of efforts will be minimized. The Legislature further finds that the functions of the West Virginia staff development advisory council and regional staff development councils will assure that key personnel will be fully aware of identified needs and programmatic services, that all stakeholders will be appropriately involved in planning and implementing programs to meet requisite needs and that high quality staff development programs will be provided to public school educators of West Virginia in the most efficient manner.

WVC 18 - 2 I- 3 §18-2I-3. Creation of West Virginia professional staff development advisory council; members; and functions.
(a) There shall be a West Virginia professional staff development advisory council which shall consist of the following members:

(1) The chairpersons of each of the eight regional staff development councils established in section five of this article;

(2) The coordinators of each of the eight regional educational service agency staff development councils;

(3) The assistant superintendent for the division of instructional and student services of the state department of education;

(4) The secretary of education and the arts or his or her designee, who shall chair the council;

(5) The chancellor of the higher education policy commission or his or her designee;

(6) The executive director of the West Virginia center for professional development;

(7) The presidents, or their designees, of each of the two professional organizations or associations representing teachers in the state with the greatest number of teacher members.

(b) Any member of the advisory council may be reimbursed by the state board for the cost of reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties under this article.

WVC 18 - 2 I- 4 §18-2I-4. Functions of the West Virginia professional staff development advisory council.
The council shall advise and assist the state board in all phases of developing or amending the goals for professional staff development required by subsection (b) of this section. Advice and assistance shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Reporting to the state board on the professional staff development needs identified by the public schools within the respective regions;

(b) Recommending effective professional staff development programs to meet identified needs;

(c) Providing local input on the proposed goals and on the professional staff development plan proposed by the center for professional development pursuant to subsection (c) of this section;

(d) Communicating professional staff development information and findings to the regional and county staff development councils; and

(e) Advancing the coordination and quality of professional staff development programs in the public schools of West Virginia.

WVC 18-2I-5 §18-2I-5. Creation of regional staff development councils; members; and functions.
(a) There shall be a regional staff development council in each of the eight regional educational service agencies located within the state. Each regional staff development council shall consist of the following members:

(1) The chairperson of each of the county professional staff development councils located in each county contained in the applicable region;

(2) The county staff development coordinator from each of the counties located within the region: Provided, That if the county does not have a staff development coordinator, then the superintendent shall designate a person to serve on the regional staff development council;

(3) The regional educational service agencies staff development coordinator who shall serve as an ex officio member;

(4) The executive director of the regional educational service agencies who shall serve as an ex officio member;

(5) The designee of the chancellor of the university system of West Virginia who shall serve as an ex officio member; and

(6) The designee of the chancellor of the state college system of West Virginia who shall serve as an ex officio member.

(b) Any member of the regional staff development council may be reimbursed by his or her employing agency for the cost of reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties under this article as determined by the employing agency.

MINE §18-2I-6. Functions of the regional staff development councils.
The regional councils shall:

(a) Identify and prioritize regional staff development needs;

(b) Identify effective staff development programs;

(c) Where requested by the regional educational service agency, establish the budget for multicounty staff development programs and oversee effective use of the budget;

(d) Where requested by the regional educational service agency, coordinate staff development at the regional level;

(e) Facilitate communications among and between personnel responsible for staff development at the state, local and regional levels;

(f) Convene regular meetings on a quarterly basis to effectuate the requirements in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this section;

(g) Elect a chairman who shall serve two years; and

(h) Report information and findings related to staff development to the West Virginia staff development advisory council.

WVC 18-2I-7 §18-2I-7. Limitations on funding of councils.
Nothing in this article may be construed to require any specific level of funding by the Legislature.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session

Recent legislation affecting the Code

Citation	Year/Session	Short Title
§18 - 5 - 32 - (Amended Code)	SENATE BILL - 80 PASSED - Regular Session SB80 SUB1 ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Including substitute teaching in job duties of certain professional educators employed by county boards
§18 - 2 - 25 A - (New Code)	SENATE BILL - 336 PASSED - Regular Session SB336 SUB2 ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Relating to interscholastic athletics concussions and head injuries
§18 - 1 - 4 - (Amended Code) §18 - 2 - 23 A - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 - 24 - (Amended Code) §18 - 2 - 32 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 - 39 - (New Code) §18 - 2 E- 5 - (Amended Code) §18 - 2 E- 5 C - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 I- 1 - (Amended Code) §18 - 2 I- 2 - (Amended Code) §18 - 2 I- 3 - (Amended Code) §18 - 2 I- 4 - (Amended Code) §18 - 2 I- 5 - (Amended Code) §18 - 2 I- 6 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 I- 7 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 3 - 1 - (Amended Code) §18 - 3 - 9 B - (New Code) §18 - 3 - 12 - (Amended Code) §18 - 5 - 18 - (Amended Code) §18 - 5 - 44 - (Amended Code) §18 - 5 - 45 - (Amended Code) §18 - 5 A- 5 - (Amended Code)	SENATE BILL - 359 PASSED - Regular Session SB359 SUB1 ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Relating generally to reforming public education
§18 - 7 B- 2 - (Amended Code) §18 - 7 B- 21 - (New Code)	SENATE BILL - 430 PASSED - Regular Session SB430 SUB1 ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Defining "employment term" in Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System
§18 - 5 - 37 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 5 D- 1 - (New Code) §18 - 5 D- 2 - (New Code) §18 - 5 D- 3 - (New Code) §18 - 5 D- 4 - (New Code)	SENATE BILL - 663 PASSED - Regular Session SB663 ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Creating WV Feed to Achieve Act
§18 - 20 - 2 - (Amended Code)	HOUSE BILL - 2470 PASSED - Regular Session HB2470 SUB ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Relating to sign support specialist or an educational sign language interpreter in the education of exceptional children
§18 - 9 A- 7 - (Amended Code) §18 - 9 A- 8 A - (Amended Code)	HOUSE BILL - 2727 PASSED - Regular Session HB2727 SUB ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Relating to the school aid formula
§18 - 5 - 22 C - (New Code)	HOUSE BILL - 2729 PASSED - Regular Session hb2729 ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Allowing schools to voluntarily maintain and use epinephrine auto-injectors
§18 - 8 - 4 - (Amended Code)	HOUSE BILL - 2764 PASSED - Regular Session HB2764 SUB ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Relating to compulsory school attendance
§18 - 7 A- 3 - (Amended Code) §18 - 7 A- 14 - (Amended Code) §18 - 7 A- 14 C - (New Code) §18 - 7 A- 17 - (Amended Code) §18 - 7 A- 23 - (Amended Code) §18 - 7 A- 25 - (Amended Code) §18 - 7 A- 26 - (Amended Code)	HOUSE BILL - 2800 PASSED - Regular Session hb2800 ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Relating to the Teachers' Retirement System
§18 - 2 - 6 - (Amended Code)	HOUSE BILL - 2861 PASSED - Regular Session hb2861 ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Relating to continued enrollment of at-risk student in public school
§18 - 2 - 26 A - (New Code)	HOUSE BILL - 2940 PASSED - Regular Session HB2940 SUB ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Relating to regional meetings among certain officials of county boards of education
§18 - 2 - 5 G - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 - 15 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 - 15 A - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 - 18 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 - 23 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 - 30 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 - 31 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 - 36 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 - 37 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 - 38 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 E- 3 C - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 E- 3 D - (Repealed Code) §18 - 2 E- 5 E - (New Code) §18 - 5 - 40 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 5 - 45 - (Amended Code) §18 - 8 - 6 A - (New Code) §18 - 9 - 2 B - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 - 5 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 - 7 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 - 8 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 A- 3 A - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 A- 3 B - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 A- 10 - (Amended Code) §18 - 9 A- 13 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 A- 13 A - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 A- 13 B - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 A- 25 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 A- 26 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 B- 11 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 9 B- 16 - (Repealed Code) §18 - 17 - 8 - (Amended Code)	HOUSE BILL - 3157 PASSED - Regular Session HB3157 SUB ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Restoring the authority, flexibility, and capacity of schools and school systems to improve student learning
§18 - 5 B- 10 - (Amended Code)	HOUSE BILL - 3159 PASSED - Regular Session HB3159 ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Granting exceptions from certain compulsory attendance statutes to the Monroe and Nicholas County school systems
§18 - 5 - 11 - (Amended Code) §18 - 5 - 11 A - (New Code) §18 - 5 A- 2 A - (New Code)	HOUSE BILL - 3160 PASSED - Regular Session HB3160 ENR (Uploaded - 05/07/2013) HB3160 ENR 2ND (Uploaded - 05/07/2013)	Providing for a pilot initiative on governance of schools jointly established by adjoining counties
§18 - 1 - 1 - (Amended Code)	HOUSE BILL - 4119 PASSED - Regular Session hb4119 ENR (Uploaded - 03/27/2012)	Providing a definition for an athletic director who is employed by a county board of education

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