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There are 95 bill(s) regarding Education (And Related Subheadings)

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 44 Requiring assistant principals in schools of certain enrollment Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/13/13 
SB 66 Eliminating requirement that schools input data into WVEIS Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/13/13 
SB 111 Creating Dyslexia Screening and Intervention Pilot Project Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/13/13 
SB 152 Requiring alcohol awareness education courses for certain employees of retailers and licensed private clubs Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/14/13 
SB 171 Increasing compensation of county board of education members for certain meeting attendance Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/15/13 
SB 177 Assessing excessive tardiness penalties for certain public school students Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/22/13 
SB 206 Repealing code allowing sale of healthy beverages and soft drinks in schools Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/19/13 
SB 332 Relating to certification requirements of workers painting state bridges Pending  Senate Labor Committee  02/20/13 
SB 336 Relating to interscholastic athletics concussions and head injuries Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 12, 2013)
SB 340 Allowing schools to maintain epinephrine auto-injectors for use during anaphylactic reaction emergencies Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/21/13 
SB 344 Relating to regional meetings among certain county boards of education officials Pending  Senate Finance Committee  04/02/13 
SB 359 Relating generally to reforming public education Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 20, 2013)
SB 370 Adjusting foundation allowance for school transportation costs and regional education service agencies Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/26/13 
SB 394 Relating to scholarships for dependent children of law-enforcement officers who die in performance of duty Signed  Effective July 1, 2013
SB 404 Defining certain habitually absent student as neglected child Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/22/13 
SB 409 Modifying county funding ratio of school students to counselors Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/01/13 
SB 528 Computing local county share of public education library funding Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/14/13 
SB 537 Creating Library Facilities Improvement Fund Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/27/13 
SB 546 Requiring appointment of State Superintendent of Schools be with advice and consent of Senate Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/15/13 
SB 559 Expanding circuit court jurisdiction over certain juvenile status offenders Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/18/13 
SB 562 Decreasing student-to-teacher ratio and increasing pay for certain aides Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/18/13 
SB 568 Allowing certain expelled students participate in Juvenile Drug Court Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/19/13 
SB 573 Relating to publication of financial statements by county boards of education Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/19/13 
SB 575 Relating to county boards of education funding of public libraries Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/28/13 
SB 577 Allowing special needs students to participate in graduation ceremonies Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/20/13 
SB 597 Permitting county boards of education to sell advertising on school bus exteriors Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  03/22/13 
SB 603 Relating to licensed school psychologist-to-pupil ratio Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/22/13 
SB 623 Relating to funding for probation officers to address truancy Pending    CONF  04/13/13 
SB 644 Creating WV Public Competitive Learning Academies Act of 2013 Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/25/13 
HB 2023 Requiring that protective fencing be placed along railroad lines operating adjacent to public schools Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2086 Establishing a funding source and programs for persons with traumatic brain injury Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2121 Requiring elementary students to have access to a certified library media specialist, art specialist, music specialist and physical education specialist Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2134 Allowing the school building authority to designate money for the building of playgrounds Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2161 Continuing education requirement of building code inspectors Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2162 Relating to educational benefits for dependents of deceased or disabled veterans Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2175 Requiring certain licensees to take continuing education in green building Pending  House Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2186 Protecting academic speech of professional educators Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2197 Clarifying that a child who is physically healthy and presumed safe is a neglected child if the child is habitually absent from school Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2221 Decreasing the student to teacher ratio in kindergarten through sixth grades Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2223 Relating to compulsory school attendance Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2233 Relating to the School Building Authority Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2247 Relating to residency requirements for persons appointed as campus police officers Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2265 Relating to the school access safety act Pending    Concurrence  04/13/13 
HB 2306 Clarifying that the Legislature is the sole authority regarding compulsory immunizations Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2309 Preventing teachers from being assigned additional responsibilities during planning period Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2315 Requiring automated external defibrillators in public schools Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2355 Allowing the mascot of Parkersburg South High School to carry a musket on school grounds when the mascot is acting in his or her official capacity Tabled    3rd Reading  04/05/13 
HB 2360 Relating to public school support computation of local share Pending    RECD  04/13/13 
HB 2400 Relating to disclosure of sex offender registration to private elementary and secondary schools, and to higher education institutions Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2403 Creating a separate category within the Underwood-Smith Teacher Scholarship Program Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/13 
HB 2456 Increasing the school dropout age Pending  House Education Committee  02/14/13 
HB 2461 Repealing the section of state code that allows soft drinks to be sold in the school system Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/14/13 
HB 2470 Relating to sign support specialist or an educational sign language interpreter in the education of exceptional children Signed  Effective July 1, 2013
HB 2474 Authorizing tax credits for parents and legal guardians whose children are in a home schooling program Pending  House Education Committee  02/15/13 
HB 2490 Providing for the appointment of veterans advocates at state institutions of higher education Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 12, 2013)
HB 2491 Establishing a uniform course completion policy for veteran students called up for active duty Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 12, 2013)
HB 2496 West Virginia School Personnel Survivor Benefit Act Pending  House Education Committee  02/15/13 
HB 2517 Permitting volunteer firefighters to automatically qualify for Promise Scholarships Pending  House Education Committee  02/15/13 
HB 2518 Establishing protocols and protections to limit and treat injury to youth athletes and students Pending  House Education Committee  02/18/13 
HB 2526 Allowing for the participation of home schooled students in certain secondary school activities Pending  House Education Committee  02/19/13 
HB 2545 Creating the Nonresident Medical Student Tuition Regularization Program Pending  House Education Committee  02/19/13 
HB 2555 Electing members of county school boards on a nonpartisan basis in general elections only Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  02/20/13 
HB 2560 Providing exceptions to the prohibition of the possession of deadly weapons on premises of educational facilities Pending  House Education Committee  02/20/13 
HB 2563 Reducing the daily administrative time required of school counselors and increasing the time actually spent in counseling at-risk students Pending  Senate Education Committee  04/01/13 
HB 2725 Transforming and improving public education Pending  House Education Committee  02/25/13 
HB 2727 Relating to the school aid formula Signed  Effective July 1, 2013
HB 2729 Allowing schools to voluntarily maintain and use epinephrine auto-injectors Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 8, 2013)
HB 2752 Exempting construction performed on behalf of educational authorities from prevailing wage requirements Pending  House Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee  02/27/13 
HB 2764 Relating to compulsory school attendance Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 12, 2013)
HB 2808 Authorizing the establishment of charter schools Pending  House Education Committee  03/04/13 
HB 2821 Relating to the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists Pending  House Government Organization Committee  03/05/13 
HB 2827 Modifying the funding ratio of school students to counselors Pending  House Finance Committee  03/15/13 
HB 2828 Relating to the crime of soliciting or attempting to solicit a child into a motor vehicle near a school Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/05/13 
HB 2831 Relating to mandatory immunizations for school children Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  03/05/13 
HB 2861 Relating to continued enrollment of at-risk student in public school Signed  Effective July 1, 2013
HB 2873 Requiring that public schools provide facilities for students of all faiths and religions to have a place of fellowship, prayer and worship Pending  House Education Committee  03/08/13 
HB 2891 Relating to scholarships for dependent children of state troopers who die in performance of duty Pending  House Education Committee  03/11/13 
HB 2901 Relating to juvenile proceedings Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/12/13 
HB 2919 Increasing the amount of compensation a member of a county board of education may receive for attending certain meetings Pending  House Education Committee  03/13/13 
HB 2937 Authorizing a county school board to adopt a policy that allows an inspirational message Pending  House Education Committee  03/14/13 
HB 2940 Relating to regional meetings among certain officials of county boards of education Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 8, 2013)
HB 2963 Providing educators released time to serve on county commissions Pending  House Education Committee  03/19/13 
HB 2970 Reforming the school aide formula Pending  House Education Committee  03/19/13 
HB 2973 Allowing certain county boards of education to operate their schools on a four-day school week Pending  House Education Committee  03/19/13 
HB 2982 Prohibiting the use of calculators for teaching purposes in grades K through eight Pending  House Education Committee  03/19/13 
HB 2986 Relating to the Health Sciences Service Program Pending  House Finance Committee  03/22/13 
HB 3009 Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act Pending  House Education Committee  03/20/13 
HB 3044 Providing more flexibility to county school boards in managing schools Pending  House Education Committee  03/22/13 
HB 3050 Relating to salary increases for teachers based on residential housing costs Pending  House Education Committee  03/22/13 
HB 3059 Requiring county boards of education to allow students with disabilities to participate in high school graduation ceremonies with their peers Pending  House Education Committee  03/22/13 
HB 3111 Relating to computing local share of public education support Pending  House Education Committee  03/25/13 
HB 3113 Establishing a process to determine the validity of an application for a medical exemption for compulsory immunization of school children Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  03/25/13 
HB 3126 Providing encouragement to inmates to complete education and treatment programs Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/25/13 
HB 3128 Directing the State Board of Education to determine which principal and teacher reports are unnecessary Pending  House Education Committee  03/25/13 
HB 3157 Restoring the authority, flexibility, and capacity of schools and school systems to improve student learning Signed  Effective July 1, 2013