House Education met this afternoon; one bill was tabled, while another advanced.
Markup & Passage
Senate Bill 745 would update the school nutrition program. The bill was tabled.
Senate Bill 890 would change the school calendar from days to hours. The bill advances
Committee Hearing
Senate Bill 63 creates the Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools Act (SOAR). It would allow a good-standing charter school wishing to open an additional location to submit an abbreviated application.
Senate Bill 778 would allow students to receive timely educational support by allowing nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians to certify eligibility for homebound services.
Senate Bill 804 would provide that students participating in good standing in an extracurricular sport are not required to comply with the statutory middle school and high school physical education requirements.
Senate Bill 899 would permit teachers with a minimum of 15 years of experience teaching at the elementary, middle, or high school level to be certified to work as school principals at the school level in which they have the 15 years of experience teaching if they also successfully complete a year-long program developed and administered by the West Virginia Department of Education to ensure the candidate demonstrates competence in the core elements of school administration.
