Bill Text: WV SB521 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Requiring approved agricultural education program be offered in high schools

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-05 - To Education [SB521 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2019-SB521-Introduced.html

FISCAL NOTEWEST virginia legislature

2019 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 521

By Senators Cline, Plymale, and Maynard

[Introduced February 5, 2019; Referred
to the Committee on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance
]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2E-8g, relating to agricultural education in high schools; requiring that a West Virginia Department of Education approved agricultural education program be offered in every West Virginia high school.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:


ARTICLE 2E. HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.


§18-2E-8g. Creating successful careers through agricultural education.


(a) Findings and intent. -- The Legislature finds that through agricultural education students are provided opportunities for leadership development, personal growth and career success in the science, business, and technology of agriculture. Quality agricultural education instruction is delivered through three major components of classroom and laboratory instruction, supervised agricultural experience programs (work-based learning), and student leadership organizations such as the National FFA Organization. The Legislature further finds that opportunities to prepare for career success in the science, business and technology of agriculture should be available to every West Virginia high school student.

(b) To provide opportunities for all state high school students to prepare for successful careers in agriculture and related fields, beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, all state public high schools shall offer a West Virginia Department of Education approved agricultural education program.


 

 

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require all state public high schools to offer a West Virginia Department of Education approved agricultural education program.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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