The House Committee on Education discussed House Bill 4014 and House Bill 4656 this afternoon; These two bills were advanced to the full body of the House.
House Bill 4014 would establish multiple parts of the Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Initiatives Act. This act includes programs to expand the apprenticeship training tax credit, allow independent contractors to have portable benefits, provide tax treatment of those benefits, and eliminate barriers for military-trained applicants for licensure.
House Bill 4656 would remove students who are consistently absent as a status offense and make absences work towards prevention rather than being a punishment.
In addition to these bills, Delegate Joe Ellington (R – Mercer, 38) announced that Delegate Joe Statler (R – Monongalia, 77) will become the new chairman of the committee.
