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WVHB2164PassThe purpose of this bill is to authorize local school boards, public charter schools, and private or religious schools to employ school security officers.
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 - House Journal
WVHB2167PassThe purpose of this bill is to provide for technical cleanup of certain provisions of the public charter school code provisions.
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
WVHB2123PassThe purpose of this bill is to modify the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in a position of trust in relation to a child for child abuse resulting in injury and child abuse or neglect creating risk of injury.
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
WVHB2411PassThe purpose of this bill is to require all West Virginia high school students to pass a minimum of one credit of computer science, establish requirements for the classes, establish rulemaking, and create teaching positions, and requirements for those...
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - House Journal
WVHB2548PassThe purpose of this bill is to bring the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) under rulemaking review of the Legislature.
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/14/2025 - House Journal
WVHB2595PassThe purpose of this bill is to authorize institutions of higher education to contract with a private corporation to operational, economic, fiscal, and educational development activities and services related to intercollegiate athletics' programs of t...
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - House Journal
WVHB2576PassThe purpose of this bill is to provide rights, responsibilities, authorities and limitations relating to the name, image, and likeness of an individual who participating as a student-athlete in an institution of higher education. This article is new,...
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - House Journal
WVHB2678PassThe purpose of this bill is to clarify that school zones include private schools that have requested the Division of Highways to designate a school zone.
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
WVHB2755PassThe purpose of this bill allows the Board of Education promulgate rules for submission to the Legislature.
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2025-04-12
Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal
WVHB2773PassThe purpose of this bill is to authorize the Higher Education Policy Commission to promulgate rules regarding accountability system and Underwood-Smith teaching scholars and teacher loan repayment program and to authorize the Council for Community an...
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
WVHB2897PassThe purpose of this bill is to require the Legislative Auditor to conduct periodic performance and financial audits of the West Virginia Department of Education. The bill grants the Legislative Auditor the power and authority to conduct examinations ...
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
WVHB3024PassThe purpose of this bill is to provide for a comprehensive system of articulation and transfer of credit between and among the state's public institutions of higher education; to create and establish the duties of the statewide articulation and trans...
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - House Journal
WVHB3125PassThe purpose of this bill relates removing restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses.
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
WVHB3209PassThe purpose of this bill is to require a statewide full-time professional counselor to student ratio of one to 250 students. The bill also requires that every public school in the state have at least one professional counselor.
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - Senate Journal
WVHB3297PassThe purpose of this bill is to establish the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University.
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2025-04-12
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - House Journal
WVHB3412Engross

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The purpose of this bill is to provide exemptions from disclosure of certain records and exempt the legislative branch if it adopts its own rules.
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2025-04-11
Senate requests House to concur
WVHCR41Engross

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Dedicating November 7th as “Pastor Appreciation Day”
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2025-04-09
Communicated to Senate
WVHCR99Intro

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Resolution to study policies aimed at preventing financial fraud and scams
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2025-04-09
To House Rules Committee
WVHB2516PassThe purpose of this bill is to repeal antiquated and inoperative portions of code.
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2025-04-08
Approved by Governor 4/8/2025 - Senate Journal
WVHB3192PassThe purpose of this bill is to repeal obsolete, conflicting, and duplicative higher education code provisions.
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2025-04-08
Approved by Governor 4/8/2025 - Senate Journal
WVHB2645Engross

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The purpose of this bill is to require certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be increased.
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2025-04-07
To Senate Finance Committee
WVHCR88PassHonoring First Responders Honor Board’s Medal of Valor Nominees
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2025-04-04
House received Senate message
WVHCR46PassU.S. Army Ronald Gene Sypolt Memorial Bridge
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2025-04-03
House received Senate message
WVHCR91PassCharles Grant Hoke Memorial
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2025-04-03
House received Senate message
WVHB3446Engross

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The purpose of this bill is to require all public high school students to complete and submit a free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) prior to graduation.
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2025-04-03
To Senate Education Committee
WVHB3506Engross

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Relating to contributions to the retirement system for judges of courts of record.
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2025-04-02
To Senate Finance Committee
WVHCR78PassUrging the Commissioner of Highways to prioritize completion of I-73, the King Coal Highway
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2025-04-01
House received Senate message
WVHB3150Engross

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The purpose of this bill is to revise, update, and streamline the requirements governing the Medical Student Loan Program and Health Sciences and Mental Health Provider loan repayment programs.
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2025-03-29
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
WVHB2514Intro

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The purpose of this bill is to remove reference to one-time reports that have already been given.
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2025-03-28
2nd reference dispensed
WVHB3387Intro

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Relating to the creation of a regional school district pilot program
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2025-03-27
On 2nd reading, House Calendar
WVHB3452Intro

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The purpose of this bill is to transfer administration of the Advanced Career Education (ACE) programs from county boards of education to community and technical colleges.
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2025-03-27
On 1st reading, House Calendar
WVHB2646Engross

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The purpose of this bill is to permit students in eighth and ninth grades to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to play sports in the fall.
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2025-03-26
To Senate Education Committee
WVHB3139Engross

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The purpose of this bill is to permit public non-charter schools converting to charter schools to apply after the deadline and requiring that the approval process be expedited and granted as long as all charter requirements are met.
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2025-03-26
To Senate Education Committee
WVHB3438Intro

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The purpose of this bill is to establish the "Connor Drennan Substitute Teachers' Act" that allows for retired teachers with STEM or language specializations to remain in a long-terms substitute teaching position up to 180 days per school year with n...
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2025-03-26
To House Finance Committee
WVHB3508Intro

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Relating to modifying the school aid formula to provide more support for schools under certain circumstances.
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2025-03-26
To House Finance Committee
WVHB3507Intro

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Relating to requiring the counties particpating in the QMHP Pilot Program to have at least one qualified mental health professional in each public school in that county.
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2025-03-26
To House Finance Committee
WVHCR47Engross

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Clinton “Randy” Dean 101st Airborne Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge
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2025-03-25
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
WVHCR40Intro

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A resolution to task the Economic Development Authority to find land around Flatwoods and funding and businesses to make an area similar to Pigeon Forge to increase tourism and entertainment
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2025-03-25
To House Rules Committee
WVHCR72Engross

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Recognizing Black Lung Awareness Day 2025 as March 20th, 2025.
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2025-03-25
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
WVHB2087Intro

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The purpose of this bill is to remove the restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum. The bill allows for any taxpayer to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom. F...
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2025-03-20
To House Education Committee
WVHR11Intro

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Expressing West Virginia’s support for the Crisis Recovery Network coordinated by the Southern Regional Education Board
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2025-03-20
To House Rules Committee
WVHB3295Intro

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The purpose of this bill is to establish the Troops-to-Teachers program.
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2025-03-19
To House Finance Committee
WVHB2143Engross

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The purpose of this bill is to require elementary school teachers in this state to be certified in the science of reading.
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2025-03-18
To Senate Education Committee
WVHB2760Intro

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The purpose of this bill is to establish a partnership between Workforce West Virginia through its Division of Workforce Development and the West Virginia Board of Education for the implementation of the teaching program in high schools and technical...
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2025-03-18
To House Finance Committee
WVHB3099Intro

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The purpose of this bill is to permit law enforcement to issue a citation when a student enrolled in a public school or public charter school possesses nicotine in those schools.
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2025-03-18
To House Judiciary Committee
WVHB2664Intro

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The purpose of this bill is to provide for some county school board members to be elected as at large members and others to be elected on the basis of their magisterial district of residence.
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2025-03-14
To House Judiciary Committee
WVHCR92Intro

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To prohibit compensation for assisting a person to obtain veteran’s benefits except as permitted under Federal Law
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2025-03-14
To House Judiciary Committee
WVHB3383Intro

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The purpose of this bill is to create the Great Expectations Pilot Program. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill provides for the enactment of the program. The bill establishes funding. Finally, the bill sets the length of the pilot p...
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2025-03-14
To House Education Committee
WVHB2781Engross

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The purpose of this bill is to require that judicial officers consider the residency status of a person charged with a criminal violation in determining bail and conditions of pretrial release.
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2025-03-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee
WVHB2855Intro

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The purpose of this bill is to provide a definition to comply with the federal definition of a "first generation" status for college admission.
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2025-03-11
To House Education Committee
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