WV HB4482 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-10 - To House Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 10 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-10 - To House Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purposes of this bill are as follows: (1) Restricting that excused absences for personal illness, when involving “family members” of a student, as currently prescribed in current code, are restricted to parents’ or guardians’ illnesses; (2) providing the parent or guardian must provide a statement from a medical, osteopathic or chiropractic physician or physician’s assistant confirming the existence of the illness or injury when a student misses school due to a parent or guardian’s illness or injury; (3) providing an application for home schooling may be denied by the county superintendent of schools if the student for whom the request is made has three or more unexcused absences during the school year at the time the application is made; and (4) providing parents denied an application for home schooling may reapply during the next grading period following the denial. .
Title
Relating to excused absences for personal illness from school
Sponsors
Del. Steve Westfall [R] | Del. Danny Wagner [R] | Del. Roy Cooper [R] | Del. George Ambler [R] |
Del. David Evans [R] | Del. David Perry [D] | Del. Ricky Moye [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-02-10 | House | To House Education |
2016-02-10 | House | Introduced in House |
2016-02-10 | House | To Education |
2016-02-10 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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18 | 8 | 4 | Amended Code | Citation Text |