West Virginia House Bill 2543 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on February 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-20 - To House Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to prevent the State Board of Education from implementing common core academic standards and assessments; to establish a process and criteria for the state to develop alternate academic standards and assessments; to prohibit the state board from entering into any agreement which requires implementation of common core standards or limits Constitutional authority and obligation to provide a thorough and efficient system of education; and requiring the state board to report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education and Accountability.

Preventing the State Board of Education from implementing common core academic standards and assessments

Del. Jim Butler [R]	Del. Marty Gearheart [R]	Del. Ron Walters [R]	Del. Zachery Maynard [R]
Del. Jason Harshbarger [R]	Del. Anthony Paynter [R]	Del. Tim Armstead [R]	Del. Kelli Sobonya [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-20	House	To House Education
2017-02-20	House	Introduced in House
2017-02-20	House	To Education
2017-02-20	House	Filed for introduction

HB2543 (Carry Over) 2017-02-20 - To House Education
SB271 (Similar To) 2017-02-13 - To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2E	5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2543&year=2017&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2543%20intr.htm&yr=2017&sesstype=RS&i=2543