The House Education Committee met this afternoon.
Markup & Passage
House Bill 4588 requires the State Treasurer to participate in the federal tax credit scholarship program. The Treasurer must identify qualified scholarship organizations and schools and submit a list of qualifying scholarship-granting organizations. The Treasury shall establish rules governing the administration of the process and documentation required for an entity to be listed.
House Bill 4995 addresses video cameras within special education classrooms.
House Bill 5012 provides for in-year school personnel movement to meet school needs.
House Bill 5478 creates the Kindergarten Readiness Touchpad Pilot Program by providing preloaded early-learning touchpads to eligible preschool-aged children. The bill sets eligibility for children who can receive these early-learning touchpads. Children must be three or four at the time of enrollment, reside in West Virginia, and meet one of the following criteria: 1. Family income at or below the federal poverty level, enrollment in or eligible for Head Start, WV pre-K, WIC, CNAP, Medicaid, or foster/kinship care. These touchpads can work without an internet connection.
All bills advanced out of committee.
Committee Hearing
House Bill 4395 would continue investigations into allegations by school personnel who have jeopardized the health, safety, or welfare of a student, even if the school personnel obtain another job or transfer to another school. The bill was advanced to markup and passage.
