Senate Bill 1002 which would provide for annual evaluations of professional personnel in the public schools was passed by the House of Delegates a day after being amended to include the provisions of House Bill 111. The bill now goes back to the Senate for consideration.

Delegates also reported House Bill 106 to the floor from the Education Committee and read it a 1st time prior to being referred to the Finance Committee. This bill would require compulsory comprehensive health screening for students entering public school for the first time in this state and students entering third, sixth and ninth grades.

Members also adopted House Resolution 101 celebrating the life and lamenting the passing of the Honorable Donald Thomas Caruth, attorney, musician, civic leader, former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, member of the West Virginia Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate, Distinguished West Virginian and dedicated statesman.

The House is in recess until 3:00 p.m.

The following House Committees will meet today:

Education Subcommittee on Senate Bill 1006 – 11:30 a.m. – 434M

Finance – 11:45 a.m. – 460M

Education Subcommittee on Senate Bill 1013 – 1:00 p.m. – 434M

Education Subcommittee on Senate Bill 1007 – 1:00 p.m. – 434M

Education – 2:00 p.m. – 434M

House members meeting for a 1 p.m. floor session passed 10 supplemental appropriation bills as well as Senate Bill 1010, which creates a Behavioral Mental Health Services Fund.

Among the 10 supplemental appropriation bills passed today were Senate Bill 1014, which makes a supplementary appropriation of federal funds to the Office of Economic Opportunity Community Services and Workforce WV and Senate Bill 1023, which makes a supplemental appropriation and amends items from the State Road Fund to the Office of Administrative Hearings. These bills have all now completed legislative action and await approval from the Governor.

Another supplemental appropriation measure, Senate Bill 1024, which would make a supplementary appropriation from the State Fund, General Revenue, to various accounts, was amended and now goes back to the Senate for approval.

Two bills on 2nd reading on the House Calendar were read and advanced to 3rd reading. They were House Bill 111 which would provide for annual evaluations of professional personnel in the public schools and its Senate counterpart, Senate Bill 1002, which was amended to include the House bill provisions.

Senate Bill 1013 was also received from the Senate, taken up for immediate consideration and read a first time prior to being referred to the Education Committee. This bill relates to the hiring of professional school personnel.

The House is in recess until 7:00 p.m.

The following House Committee will meet today, May 18th, 2010:

Education Subcommittee on House Bill 106 – 3:00 p.m. – 434M

Education – 6:30 p.m. – 434M

After reconvening following a recess House members met to receive Senate messages. Delegates refused to concur with Senate changes for House Bill 109, which would create teacher empowerment teams and asked to Senate to recede their amendment.

Members also received messages regarding the passage from the Senate of Senate Bill 1007, which creates Charter Innovation Schools, and Senate Bill 1008, which relates to compulsory comprehensive health screenings for students. These bills were taken up for immediate consideration and read a 1st time prior to being referred to the House Education committee.

The House stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, May 19th, 2010.

The House Education Committee will continue its previous meeting following the floor session at approximately 7:15 p.m. in Room 434M.

The following House Committees will meet tomorrow, May 19th, 2010:

Education Subcommittee on Senate Bill 1006 – 10:00 a.m. – 434M

This afternoon the House of Delegates adopted House Concurrent Resolution 107, which provides for the issuance not to exceed $45 million of refunding bonds pursuant to the “Safe Roads Amendment of 1996”. This resolution must now be approved and adopted by the Senate.

The House also took up two bills for immediate consideration and read them a first time after they were reported to the floor. These bills, House Bill 111 which would providing for annual evaluations of professional personnel in the public schools and its Senate counterpart, Senate Bill 1002, were both advanced to 2nd Reading.

Senate Bill 1010, which would create a Behavioral Mental Health Services Fund, was read a second time and advanced to 3rd reading along with the 22 Supplemental Appropriation measures found on the House Calendar. The 22 appropriation measures are duplicate Senate and House versions of the same bills.

The House is in recess until 6:00 p.m. this evening.

Following a short recess, the House of Delegates received two bills passed by the Senate, Senate Bill 1006 relating to alternative training and certification of principals and teachers and Senate Bill 1009 relating to improving performance of schools and school districts. The bills were taken up for immediate consideration and read a 1st time prior to being referred to the House Education Committee.

The House is adjourned until 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, May 18th, 2010.

The following House Committee will meet tomorrow, May 18th, 2010:

Education – 11:00 a.m. – 434M