West Virginia House Bill 3035 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 1 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-01 - Chapter 138, Acts, Regular Session, 2023
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to advance overall education programs and operations by creating additional educational requirements to close the reading and mathematics gaps, to increase the functionality of classroom operations, and to create a program that encourages West Virginia students to remain in their communities post-graduation. This bill adds mathematics to existing programs and goals from kindergarten to third grade and incorporates science of reading instruction, which can include phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Furthermore, this bill requires Pre-K level teachers and staff to utilize early learning reporting systems and requires benchmark assessments or screeners for kindergarten through third grade in reading and mathematics to determine proficiency. Additionally, third grade students who have nonproficient scores in mathematics or the English language arts on the West Virginia General Summative Assessment must continue with intervention programs until he or she is grade level proficient. The bill emphasizes the importance of the students' support systems both in the classrooms and at home. Thus, this bill maximizes family engagement by requiring open and honest communication between the school, the student, and the students' parents or guardians. By the end of the third grade, if the student is still unable to meet minimums requirements by the end of the third grade, the teachers and the student assistance team may recommend that the student be held back. This bill provides additional classroom social, emotional, and academic support for first, second, and third grade pupils by requiring an early childhood classroom assistant teacher in first, second, and third grade classrooms that have more than 12 pupils. The school aid formula allowance for service personnel is amended to increase the number of state funded positions. This bill requires early childhood classroom assistant teachers to exercise authority and control over students such as required of a teacher, but only in instances enumerated by the principal and excluding suspensions and expulsions and performing instructional duties as a teacher. This bill also creates the Grow Your Own West Virginia Pathway to Teaching Program to improve recruitment, retention, and diversity of educators in West Virginia public schools. The Program establishes a process to be administered by the West Virginia Department of Education. Any West Virginia school district can apply to establish its own unique Grow Your Own Pathway Program. Applicants must provide a detailed explanation of how their proposed Program will be run, including partnerships with institutions of high education and whether the Program anticipates providing last dollar tuition and related educational financial assistance to candidates accepted into their Program who commit to teaching a minimum of 3 years, upon licensure, in the Applicant's school district. In evaluating applications that meet the West Virginia Department of Education's criteria, if funding is limited, the Department will give additional weight to Applicants that prioritize recruiting candidates from high-need schools, placing teacher candidates in high-need schools, develop programs that support teacher professionals, including bilingual candidates and those without bachelor's degrees, and leverage apprenticeship and year-long teacher residency models. The West Virginia Department of Education will annually provide Program data to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability including the number of Program applications, the number of programs supported including names of districts, and retention rate for educator candidates hired by the district.

Relating generally to high-quality education programs and school operations

Del. Roger Hanshaw [R]

Del. Doug Skaff [D]

2023-03-11 - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 628) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-11 - House - House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 782) (Y: 93 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-03-11 - House - House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 746) (Y: 92 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-09 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 460) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-28 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 333) (Y: 71 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2023-02-27 - House - Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 322) (Y: 22 N: 64 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-01	House	Chapter 138, Acts, Regular Session, 2023
2023-03-11	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/21/2023 - Senate Journal
2023-03-21	House	Approved by Governor 3/21/2023
2023-03-11	House	Approved by Governor 3/21/2023 - House Journal
2023-03-20	House	To Governor 3/20/2023
2023-03-11	House	To Governor 3/20/2023 - House Journal
2023-03-11	Senate	To Governor 3/20/2023 - Senate Journal
2023-03-11	Senate	Completed legislative action
2023-03-11	Senate	Communicated to House
2023-03-11	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 628)
2023-03-11	Senate	House Message received
2023-03-11	House	Communicated to Senate
2023-03-11	House	House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 782)
2023-03-11	House	House reconsidered action on concurrence
2023-03-11	House	House reconsidered passage (Voice)
2023-03-11	House	Motion to reconsider
2023-03-11	House	Communicated to Senate
2023-03-11	House	House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 746)
2023-03-11	House	House received Senate message
2023-03-09	Senate	Senate requests House to concur
2023-03-09	Senate	Finance committee title amendment adopted
2023-03-09	Senate	Education committee title amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent (Voice vote)
2023-03-09	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 460)
2023-03-09	Senate	Finance committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2023-03-09	Senate	Education committee amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
2023-03-09	Senate	Read 3rd time
2023-03-09	Senate	On 3rd reading with right to amend
2023-03-08	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-03-08	Senate	Immediate consideration
2023-03-08	Senate	Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
2023-03-07	Senate	On 2nd reading to Finance
2023-03-07	Senate	Read 1st time
2023-03-07	Senate	Immediate consideration
2023-03-07	Senate	Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Finance
2023-03-01	Senate	To Education
2023-03-01	Senate	To Education then Finance
2023-03-01	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2023-02-28	House	Communicated to Senate
2023-02-28	House	Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2023-02-28	House	Passed House (Roll No. 333)
2023-02-28	House	Read 3rd time
2023-02-28	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2023-02-27	House	Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2023-02-27	House	Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 322)
2023-02-27	House	Amendment ruled not germane
2023-02-27	House	Read 2nd time
2023-02-27	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2023-02-25	House	Read 1st time
2023-02-25	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2023-02-24	House	By substitute, do pass
2023-02-20	House	To House Finance
2023-02-20	House	With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance
2023-01-25	House	To House Education
2023-01-25	House	Introduced in House
2023-01-25	House	To Education then Finance
2023-01-25	House	Filed for introduction

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Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=3035&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3035%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3035
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3035%20sub.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3035
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3035%20sub%20eng.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3035
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3035%20sub%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3035
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3035%20h%20ed%20am%20_1.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfa%20ellington,%20et%20al.,%202-25%20_1.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfa%20dillon%202-27%20_1%20revised.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfa%20dillon%202-27%20_1.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfat%20ellington%202-27.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfa%20dillon%202-27%20_2%20rejected.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfa%20dillon%202-27%20_2.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfa%20dillon%202-27%20_1%20withdrawn.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfat%20ellington%202-27%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3035%20s%20ed%20amt%20_1%203-7.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3035%20s%20ed%20am%20_1%203-7.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3035%20s%20fin%20amt%20_1%203-8.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3035%20s%20fin%20am%20_1%203-8.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3035%20s%20fin%20amt%20_1%203-8%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3035%20s%20fin%20am%20_1%203-8%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3035%20s%20ed%20amt%20_1%203-7%20withdrawn.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3035%20s%20ed%20am%20_1%203-7%20withdrawn.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfa%20ellington%203-10.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfat%20ellington%203-10.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfat%20ellington%203-10%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfa%20ellington%203-10%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfat%20ellington%203-11.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfat%20ellington%203-11%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfa%20ellington%203-11.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035%20hfa%20ellington%203-11%20adopted.htm
Supplement	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=860773521
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/house/00322.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/house/00333.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/senate/03-09-0460.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/house/00746.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/house/00782.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/senate/03-11-0628.pdf