HCR48 - November 7th to be designated annually as “Pastor Appreciation Day”

94 Co-Sponsors

HB4833 - Require that any student in the 11th or 12th grade, who has been placed in a “free/elective/assistant” period, be informed of online college course opportunities available for them

9 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to require that any student in the 11th or 12th grade, who has been placed in a "free/elective/assistant" period, be informed of online college course opportunities available for them.

HB4767 - Relating to WV teaching salaries

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to provide an across-the-board raise for teachers' minimum salaries to bring about parity with teacher salaries in surrounding states.

HB4827 - Remove variable rate on gas tax

3 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to remove the variable gas tax rate.

HB4902 - To provide a raise for special education aides, as well as a raise for self-contained special education teachers.

6 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to match the salaries of Aide V (Special Education Aides) with that of Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teachers and then increasing that amount by 5% for the Aide V position; increase the pay of self-contained, special education teachers by 10%; define a critical vacancy; and to require board staff who are certified in the subject area of a critical vacancy to go to the classroom and fill that position until someone is hired to do so.

HCR28 - Karantonis Brothers Armed Forces Memorial Bridge

2 Co-Sponsors

Karantonis‘ Brother’s Armed Forces Memorial Bridge

HB4851 - To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel.

9 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to authorize local school boards, public charter schools, and private or religious schools to employ school security officers.

HB4763 - Establishing the behavioral health workforce education initiative at the Higher Education Policy Commission

7 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to create the Behavioral Health Workforce Initiative within the Higher Education Policy Commission.

HCR66 - U.S. Army SP4 Lonnie “Bill” Walker Memorial Bridge

9 Co-Sponsors

HB5405 - Providing additional professional development and support to West Virginia educators through teacher and leader induction and professional growth.

5 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to provide additional professional development and support to West Virginia educators by utilizing a portion of existing monies from the state aid funding formula for teacher and leader induction and professional growth necessary to support the full implementation of the Third Grade Success Act and other academic initiatives geared toward student achievement. The bill also expands WVDE's regional professional learning cadres program designed to mentor teachers who are less than fully certified for the teaching position in which they are employed on grade-level content, standards driven instruction, research-based instructional strategies, and the West Virginia Professional Teaching Standards.