Bill Status - 2010 Regular Session
Committee Activity
126 Bills Pending in Committee — House Education
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 128 | Relating to Smart 529 college savings plan | 02/25/10 |
| SB 626 | Providing teacher's license eligibility requirements for alien residents | 03/03/10 |
| HB 2001 | Providing additional state minimum salary for certain teachers | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2005 | Requiring schools to post and make available to the public the schedules of teachers and staff | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2013 | Increasing salary increments paid to principals and assistant principals | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2017 | Authorizing and encouraging county boards of education to share services of central office administrative personnel | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2020 | Exempting children receiving an exemption from compulsory school attendance in favor of church school from standardized testing requirement | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2024 | Reducing staff development programs for school personnel from eighteen hours to twelve hours | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2037 | Relating to requirements for PROMISE scholarships | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2044 | Including Salem International University as an eligible institution and modifying provisions regarding eligible higher education institutions receiving PROMISE scholarship funds | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2067 | Allowing a tax deduction for all prepaid tuition contracts or college savings plan | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2069 | Increasing the faculty senate allotment for classroom teachers and librarians | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2085 | Providing county boards of education may study the economic feasibility of exercising an option of engaging in cooperative agreements with local public or regional transit authorities to transport students | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2093 | Providing a framework to avoid imposition of policies and practices on the public schools that distract from a thorough and efficient education | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2095 | Faculty Excellence Act | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2096 | Requiring the subject of physics as a required course in all public secondary schools for graduation | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2101 | Providing for a credit against the West Virginia personal income tax liability in the amount of payments made on student loans | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2118 | Requiring the State Board of Education to promulgate rule implementing a tornado safety awareness plan in public schools | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2119 | Changing the compulsory school attendance for children in the state from sixteen to eighteen years of age | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2121 | Making armed assault or conspiracy to commit armed assault upon school property or school personnel or students a felony | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2126 | Requiring that the State School Board ensure that no class size for grades seven through twelve be greater than twenty-five students to every one teacher | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2131 | Providing West Virginia students with a partial PROMISE scholarship for schooling outside this state for the reason that no in-state institution offers a course for a major or a degree in the student's desired field | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2132 | Relating to allowing bus operators for county school systems to carry-over years of experience operating buses for purposes of determining seniority | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2147 | Reforming the school aid formula by reducing the regular levy deducted from county boards of education | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2245 | Relating to the denial of course credits for unexcused absences in school | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2249 | Allowing comparable credit at trade or vocational schools approved by the State Board to count towards service personnel pay rates | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2256 | Exempting undergraduate students attending state colleges or universities for the first two years postgraduation, from the payment of state income tax | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2258 | Providing full daily rate of pay for substitute teachers if they have in excess of ten instructional days in the same school year | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2269 | Relating to approval of a student for homebound services and their rights | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2271 | Relating to itinerant status for school service personnel | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2277 | Providing for the use of neck braces by football players | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2284 | Prohibiting individual county board of education members from acting on behalf of the board in an individual capacity unless authorized by law | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2297 | Establishing a secure residential school for juvenile status offenders | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2311 | Allowing certain county boards of education to operate their schools on a four-day school week | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2326 | Allowing county school boards to establish a four-day school week and collect fees for use of school buildings on the fifth day | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2329 | Requiring all high schools include in their health classes a course in fetal development | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2331 | Allowing teachers who graduated from colleges and universities that are not accredited by associations recognized in West Virginia, to obtain a teaching certificate based on their certification in another state | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2340 | Approving fee waivers for certain students and faculty and staff at institutions of higher education and providing that nonresident faculty and staff may get the exemption only up to the amount of in-state tuition | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2349 | Providing for continuing contract status for teachers and establishing dismissal and suspension procedures | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2352 | Providing nonsupervisory employees of the West Virginia State Board of Education with the same protections against summary dismissal as are applicable to employees of county boards of education | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2370 | Providing for increased compensation for aides and paraprofessionals with large numbers of pupils in kindergarten and grades one through six | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2379 | Salary increases for school service employees based upon residential housing costs | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2381 | Relating to the employment and compensation of school service personnel | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2384 | Allowing the State Superintendent of Schools to designate certain geographical areas as a "School Choice Zone" | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2392 | Setting standards for assignment of high school athletic directors | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2397 | Providing a salary supplement for providers of medicaid eligible services in the public schools | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2399 | Providing for tuition and fee waiver for certain child survivors of domestic violence deaths | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2437 | Relating to the use of personal leave days by a surviving spouse of a deceased employee of a school board | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2453 | Providing a tax credit for scholarship donations | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2481 | Giving state institutions of higher education more flexibility in the planning and operation of their schools | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2500 | Establishing school service personnel class title and pay grade for the positions of "Administrative Assistant" and "Legal Secretary" | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2508 | Permitting county board of education the power to employ the most qualified person to be athletic and other extracurricular coaches | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2510 | Allowing guidance counselors to compete equally for all guidance counselor positions | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2513 | Pay incentives for teachers who teach in their core field degree | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2519 | Allowing fireworks displays on public school property upon approval of the State Superintendent of Schools and the State Fire Marshal | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2550 | Extending the provisions of the Higher Education Flexibility Act | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2551 | Instituting a "Celebrate Freedom Week" and requiring the instruction in the study of the Declaration of Independence and other American historical documents | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2558 | Exempting from taxation certain property owned by a nonprofit organization | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2559 | Directing the State Board of Education to determine what principal and teacher reports are unnecessary | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2580 | Directing the State Board of Education to develop a program of instruction on macroeconomics | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2582 | Establishing a corporate tax credit up to fifty percent of the corporation's net income tax for contributions to scholarship funds | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2589 | Relating to persons who do not qualify for professional certificates who are issued certificates to serve in the public schools as athletic coaches | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2599 | Changing the PROMISE Scholarship Program to the PROMISE Forgivable Student Loan Program and establishing deferment and forgiveness conditions | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2604 | West Virginia Public School Employment Relations Act | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2617 | Waiving tuition and fees for members of the WV State Police | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2620 | Increasing the pay grade of cafeteria managers | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2631 | West Virginia Public School Employment Relations Act | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2670 | Giving all school personnel, including teachers and service personnel and retired teachers a raise | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2700 | Protecting academic freedom in higher education | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2714 | Specifying the types of topics that are to be covered in school programs on personal finance | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2718 | Authorizing public school teachers to purchase one personal computer and related devices per year from the state contract for use outside the classroom | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2730 | Authorizing a tax credit for new teachers in critical needs areas | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2732 | Requiring county boards of education to employ a certified library media specialist in each county school | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2804 | Preventing a professional educator from taking a coaching position away from a current coach | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2921 | Relating to tuition and fee waivers for members of the West Virginia State Police to attend a college or university | 01/13/10 |
| HB 2955 | Removing West Virginia University of Technology from the merger with West Virginia University | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3025 | Raising the county board of education pay to that of the county commissioners | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3026 | Providing a two-tiered personal income tax credit to parents or legal guardians who provide home or private, primary or secondary education for their children | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3137 | Special Needs Scholarship Program | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3157 | Relating to allowing a county board of education to enter into lease-purchase agreements and allowing the School Building Authority to provide one-time grants to a county board of education for that purpose | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3173 | Setting compensation standards for classified employees who work overtime on weekends or holidays | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3186 | Increasing the stipend paid to mentor teachers and enforcing teacher mentor provisions | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3215 | Eliminating the start and the end date of the instructional term for public schools and increasing the number of instructional days | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3217 | Decreasing a teacher's professional development days from six days per year to three | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3234 | Requiring that fetal models be displayed in public schools | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3235 | Prohibiting the use of calculators for teaching purposes in grades K through eight | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3257 | Providing a loan forgiveness program for nurses, social workers, dentists and hygienists | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3260 | Requiring the accumulation of one and one-half years of instruction in the study of the Declaration of Independence and other founding American historical documents, including the Bill of Rights, before high school graduation | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3272 | Providing a five percent increase in teacher's salaries and adding pay increment categories for teachers with additional hours of graduate work | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3286 | The Eustace Frederick Preengineering and Technology Education Programs | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3319 | Permitting the parents of an autistic student to seek a change in the student's aide or mentor | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3320 | The Family Education Tax Credit Act | 01/13/10 |
| HB 3330 | Charter Schools Act | 01/13/10 |
| HB 4007 | Requiring that transportation to and from school be provided for each child that needs or desires transportation | 01/13/10 |
| HB 4009 | Providing paid childbirth leave for higher education personnel | 01/13/10 |
| HB 4163 | Relating to the administration of the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency | 01/22/10 |
| HB 4165 | Relating to compulsory school attendance | 01/25/10 |
| HB 4263 | Changing the name of Marshall Community and Technical College to MountWest Community and Technical College | 02/01/10 |
| HB 4290 | Setting standards for assignment of high school athletic directors | 02/02/10 |
| HB 4340 | Protecting academic speech of professional educators | 02/04/10 |
| HB 4343 | Labor History Week Act | 02/04/10 |
| HB 4345 | Giving teachers credit toward the pay scale for completing an accredited seminary | 02/04/10 |
| HB 4375 | Relating to retaining nursing educators | 02/05/10 |
| HB 4377 | Relating to the hiring of substitute service personnel by county school boards | 02/05/10 |
| HB 4378 | Relating to approval and operation of alternative education programs to prepare principals for certification | 02/05/10 |
| HB 4380 | Providing eligibility for a license to teach in the public schools for candidates who are not United States citizens | 02/05/10 |
| HB 4383 | Relating to low-performing school accreditation status and consequent steps for improvement | 02/05/10 |
| HB 4398 | Redefining planning periods for teachers | 02/08/10 |
| HB 4399 | Creating the Higher Education Merit Screening Advisory Committee | 02/08/10 |
| HB 4413 | Requiring the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to propose legislative rules concerning concussions | 02/09/10 |
| HB 4423 | Providing additional conditions for which counties may provide teachers salary increments or compensation above the county salary schedule | 02/10/10 |
| HB 4424 | Requiring a revised annual personnel evaluation process for all professional personnel that is aligned with the state's new teaching and leadership standards | 02/10/10 |
| HB 4427 | Providing an annual $5,000 bonus to teachers of advanced placement math and science classes | 02/10/10 |
| HB 4487 | Relating to the reporting of assaults, batteries and other incidents on school property | 02/12/10 |
| HB 4495 | Relating to special demonstration professional development school projects | 02/15/10 |
| HB 4543 | Reimbursing teachers for recertification fees | 02/18/10 |
| HB 4553 | Removing West Virginia University Institute of Technology from the merger with West Virginia University and returning it to its former status | 02/18/10 |
| HB 4579 | Relating to the school aid formula | 02/19/10 |
| HB 4595 | Relating to the minimum salaries of teachers based on years experience and level of education | 02/22/10 |
| HB 4608 | Relating to the employment and compensation of school service personnel | 02/22/10 |
| HB 4631 | Relating to redemption or repayment of PROMISE scholarship funds when a student drops or withdraws from classes | 02/22/10 |
| HB 4637 | Allowing county school boards to enter into energy-saving contracts | 02/22/10 |
| HB 4650 | Allowing the school building authority to designate money for the building of playgrounds | 02/22/10 |
| HB 4653 | Requiring elementary students to have access to a certified library media specialist, art specialist, music specialist and physical education specialist | 02/22/10 |
| HB 4655 | Relating to when notices of termination of an employment contract with school personnel, notices of transfer of school personnel and notices to probationary personnel of rehiring or nonrehiring are to be given | 02/22/10 |
| HB 4662 | Permitting a retired law-enforcement officer to be employed by a county board of education as a resource prevention officer | 02/22/10 |