West Virginia Senate Bill 444 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - To Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that a student who is home schooled may not be classified as habitually absent. The bill requires the parent of a child who is to be home schooled to notify a county superintendent of intent to home school, not the person who provides the home schooling along with an assurance that certain subjects will be taught. The bill removes the requirement that the person who provides the home schooling instruction have a high school diploma. The bill removes the requirement that the person who provides the home schooling instruction have an outline of a plan for the home schooling instruction for the ensuing year. The bill permits a parent to administer the required nationally normed standardized test. The bill provides that a student has made acceptable academic progress if it is within or above the national average range, or if below that average then the student must show improvement from the previous year. The bill removes the requirement that a certified teacher and the parent of a home schooled child must mutually agree on an alternative academic assessment of proficiency. The bill requires home schooled students who fail to make acceptable academic progress for two consecutive years be evaluated for learning disabilities. The bill requires academic assessments be kept for three years.

Relating to home schooling

Sen. Robert Karnes [R]

Sen. Donna Boley [R]

Sen. Ed Gaunch [R]

Sen. Kent Leonhardt [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-10	Senate	To Education
2015-02-10	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2015-02-10	Senate	To Education then Judiciary
2015-02-10	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2793 (Similar To) 2015-04-01 - Vetoed by Governor 4/1/15

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	8	1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=444&year=2015&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb444%20intr.htm&yr=2015&sesstype=RS&i=444