| WV | HB4768 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of out-of-state medical students receiving in-state tuition rates who agree to practice for a specific time within West Virginia from two to four program participants per medical school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 159, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4814 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to extend the reporting and sunset dates of the State Advisory Council on Postsecondary Attainment Goals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 160, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4830 | Pass | The purpose of this bill relates generally to training requirements for school personnel; it modifies the frequency of training from annually to upon employment and every three years thereafter, for suicide prevention awareness, child sexual abuse pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 109, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4832 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the state superintendent's reports regarding the finances of school districts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 110, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4860 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the general education teacher in an integrated classroom for education of exceptional children not responsible for accommodation logs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 111, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4829 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to remove the requirement that service personnel have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 244, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4945 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to make several specific changes in the Hope Scholarship Program; including that the annual Hope Scholarship Program appropriation calculation will be based on the estimated number of participating students instead of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 113, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4986 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide computer science and cybersecurity instruction for adult learners.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 115, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5056 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to allow for service personnel to serve as substitute workers under certain conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 246, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5153 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to revise, update, and streamline the requirements governing the West Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 163, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5175 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to do away with the Center for Nursing and transfer its duties and authorities to the Higher Education Policy Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 201, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5158 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to clean up statutory provisions regarding the special education code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 116, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5262 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to establish the creation of a Teachers Bill of Rights. The bill defines the duties of counselors. The bill defines data to be provided. The bill defines the special education student to instructor ratio, a waiver process,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 248, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5405 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide additional professional development and support to West Virginia educators by utilizing a portion of existing monies from the state aid funding formula for teacher and leader induction and professional growth ne...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 249, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5435 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to establish the apprenticeship to associate of applied science degree program to be administered by the Council for Community and Technical College Education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 164, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5540 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to mandate Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Education, which shall be known as "Laken's Law".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 118, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB5650 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to permit a suspended employee who presents no clear and present danger of disruption, disorder, riot of the event, or an immediate threat to public safety to attend public events on school property while serving their sus...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Chapter 250, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| WV | HB4851 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize local school boards, public charter schools, and private or religious schools to employ school security officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
House Message received |
| WV | HB5553 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to require all West Virginia high school students to requiring students to pass a minimum of one credit of computer science and technology courses, establish requirements for the classes, establish rulemaking, and create t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Communicated to Senate |
| WV | HB5697 | Engross
50% | Relating to public charter schools code provisions
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
Senate requests House to concur |
| WV | HB5289 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to establish a partnership between Workforce West Virginia through its Division of Workforce Development and the West Virginia Board of Education for the implementation of the Plasma Games teaching program in high schools ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB5355 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to allow volunteer fire departments to use fire protection funding for certain purchases associated with the State Auditor's West Virginia Checkbook fiscal reporting system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4299 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize teachers in elementary or secondary schools to carry concealed firearms and be designated as a school protection officer (SPO).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5255 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish that an emergency medical services agency may triage and transport a patient to an alternative destination in this state or treat in place if the ambulance service is coordinating the care of the patient throu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5179 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to create "Jaycie's Law." The bill provides for legislative intent. The bill allows for excused absences for student parents, with time periods for natural births and C-section births. The bill provides for excused absence...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5529 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the development of a plan to monitor and improve reading and math skills of children who are or have been in foster care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4763 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Behavioral Health Workforce Initiative within the Higher Education Policy Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4767 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide an across-the-board raise for teachers' minimum salaries to bring about parity with teacher salaries in surrounding states.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4202 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a $900 monthly increase to state school service personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5050 | Intro
25% | This purpose of this bill is to authorize legislative rules for the Higher Education Policy Commission regarding Guidelines for Employing and Evaluating Presidents, Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student (HEAPS) Grant Program, West Virginia Providi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
On 2nd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB5038 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the authority of state institutions of higher education to enter into agreements and contractual relationships with one or more corporations formed by the state institution of higher education for purposes of fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07
On 2nd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB5484 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to empower the state board of education to direct guidance to all local education agencies on what is appropriate for pre-kindergarten through five to be taught regarding health education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4595 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to update the authority of LOCHHRA.This bill was recommended for passage during the 2024 legislative session by the Legislative Oversight Commission of Health and Human Resources Accountability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4868 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to reduce the certification periods for EMS personnel from 4 years to 2 years to align certification periods with those of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, to reduce the certification renewal fees to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4776 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to include elementary schools in the school disciplinary section as amended during the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB5394 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase penalties for the sale of e-cigarettes, vapes, or cartridges to anyone under 18 years of age, making it a misdemeanor and increasing the fines and penalties for the employee and business that sells these items ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5308 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the section of the Code creating the offense of anchoring or beaching of shanty boats on lands of another without permission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5314 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to remove the prohibition on alternative sentencing and probation for the offense of third offense shoplifting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4772 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4769 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify appropriate and inappropriate duties for school counselors while also providing the definition of a school counselor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB5197 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to include school resource officers ("SROs") as part of the school aid formula.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5037 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the E-cigarette and E-cigarette Liquid Directory. The bill requires all manufacturers to obtain marketing authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration before engaging in consumer sales in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4946 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to add as required material in public schools the teaching of the full Constitution of the United States, The Federalist Papers, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letters from Birmingham Jail.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-19
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4869 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that health insurance coverage for emergency services when a prudent layperson acting reasonably would have believed that an emergency medical condition existed includes prehospital screening and stabilization o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Banking & Insurance Committee |
| WV | HB4828 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish that first $20,000 of taxable income not subject to personal income tax but income in excess of that amount be subject to a fixed three percent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4827 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to remove the variable gas tax rate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB4775 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the authority of the West Virginia Parkways Authority to issue further parkway revenue, parkway revenue refunding, or special obligation bonds after July 1, 2024. The bill also provides that subsequent to that...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB4773 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to permit students in eighth and ninth grade to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to play sports in the fall.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4656 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to expand the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission to include advanced nuclear reactors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
