SB172 - Revising requirements of local school improvement councils

6 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill generally relates to Local School Improvement Councils. The bill revises council membership requirements. The bill requires minutes be taken at every council meeting. The bill revises requirements pertaining to annual council meeting regarding the school's academic performance. The bill requires training on the role and governance of the councils and the production of a document on parent and community leader roles in the councils. Finally, the bill allows public charter schools to abide by all or some of the local school improvement council requirements.

SB865 - Changing reference to Curator of Department of Arts, Culture, and History to secretary

4 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to change the "Curator" of the Department of Arts, Culture, and History to the "Cabinet Secretary" of the Department of Arts, Culture, and History. The bill also adds the Educational Broadcasting Authority as a section under the department, as a separate, but not independent agency and adds the Educational Broadcasting Commission to the list of citizens commissions.

SB841 - Setting amount of unemployment taxes and benefits

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to set the amount of employment taxes and benefits; modify the calculation of the taxable wage base; and to modify the methodology for calculating the maximum benefit rate.

SB844 - Redesignating Educational Broadcasting Authority as Educational Broadcasting Commission

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to change the name of the "Educational Broadcasting Authority" to the "Educational Broadcasting Commission" and to make technical corrections.

SB862 - Changing Division of Culture and History to Department of Arts, Culture, and History

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to change the designation of the Division of Culture and History as a separate independent agency to "an agency" within the Executive Branch as the Department of Arts, Culture, and History, by deleting the words "separate independent" preceding the word "agency".

SB843 - Recognizing gold and silver bullion and specie as legal tender in WV

1 Co-Sponsor

The purpose of this bill is to recognize gold and silver bullion and specie as legal tender in West Virginia, to authorize the West Virginia Bullion Depository, and to authorize the depository to issue transactional currency backed by gold and silver.

SR50 - Designating February 21, 2024, as WV History Day

34 Co-Sponsors

SR51 - Memorializing life of Lora Susan Thompson

34 Co-Sponsors

SB765 - Establishing and administering DNA identification system

6 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to designate the Forensic Analysis Laboratory of the Marshall University Forensic Science Center as a backup site for the division's DNA databank and database to function in the event of a natural disaster or statewide declared emergency which renders the division unable to function. The bill also requires the Chief Medical Examiner to collect samples for inclusion into the DNA Databank from crimes scene or from unidentified human remains which shall reside in the DNA databank.

SB347 - Exempting Social Security from personal income tax

27 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to fully eliminate state income tax for Social Security benefits received by taxpayers for taxable years beginning in 2024.