The West Virginia House of Delegates completed action on several bills, including the following:
House Bill 4798 would create Alyssa’s Law, allowing teachers to wear a “mobile alert button” in emergency situations. In addition, this bill will create the Alyssa Alhadeff School Safety Fund within the Treasury of the State. The fund shall be administered by the WV Department of Homeland Security. All funding will be used for the implementation of mobile panic buttons and similar school safety equipment.
House Bill 4126 would make 50% of royalties received from leasing of state-owned gas, oil, and other mineral rights beneath the Ohio River and its tributaries deposited into the State Parks and Recreation Endowment Fund. This fund will pay for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the state parks, state forests, and state rail trails by the director.
House Bill 4005 would clarify the types of employment a person under 16 is prohibited from performing under the Workforce Development Act of 2026. Examples of prohibited work include, but are not limited to, working in a bar, ore reduction work, logging, and saw milling, and more.
In addition to completed bills, the House amended Senate Bill 890.
S.B. 890 would change the school calendar from days to hours.
In the amendment proposed by the House Education Committee, there are new definitions for employment terms and instruction terms. The amendment also establishes educator-focused days. Teachers will receive three Educator-focused days, one before the classes start and two during the school year. Faculty senate meetings will also be changed to now three two-hour blocks that will occur on Educator-focused days.
Educator-focused days can be used by teachers to develop curriculum, have professional development, hold parent-teacher conferences, and meetings.
Committee Meetings, Today, March 10
- Judiciary following floor session in Room 410M.
- Education at 1:30 p.m. in Room 432M
- Government Organization at 1 p.m. in Room 215E
- Health and Human Resources at 3:30 p.m. in Room 215E
- Energy and Public Works at 3:30 p.m. in Room 410M
Committee Meetings, Tomorrow, March 11
The House is in recess until 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 10.
