SB861 - Increasing support and professional development for educators

7 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to increase support and professional development for educators; expand factors used to determine how funds for supporting county-level implementation of the comprehensive systems for teacher and leader induction and professional growth are allocated to the counties; authorize retention of additional funding for 2024 -- 2025 school year by Department of Education to distribute to the county boards for the purpose of contracting with organizations that facilitate the school districts' participation in regional professional learning cadres or teacher leadership networks designed to support math and science improvement or supported by the Department of Education; require certain amount of funds be retained beginning with 2025 -- 2026 school year to distribute to the county boards for the purpose of expanding the school districts' ability to contract with organizations that facilitate the school districts' participation in regional professional learning cadres or teacher leadership networks designed to support math and science improvement or to support teachers who are less than fully certified for the teaching position in which they are employed; require the funds to be distributed to the county boards under a grant program to be established by the state board by rule; require the state board to ensure that the results on the comprehensive statewide student assessment for the students taught by each teacher are provided to that teacher; add to topics the plan for implementation of a comprehensive system of support for improving professional practice is to address; and require certain additional amounts paid to a teacher be only for the duration of any service provided and not be considered salary for the computation of an annuity under the Teachers Retirement System.

SCR30 - Honoring Hershel "Woody" Williams as one of two WV statues in National Statuary Hall Collection

15 Co-Sponsors

SB743 - Relating to Bureau for Medical Services’ medically supervised weight loss program

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to set forth criteria for the Bureau for Medical Services to follow regarding anti-obesity medications and to require reporting of outcomes.

SB142 - Clarifying deadline to file annual report for companies authorized to do business in WV

11 Co-Sponsors

SB429 - WV Farm Use Vehicle Tag Placement Act

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to provide additional options for farm use vehicle tag placement.

SB155 - Creating Violent Crime Prevention Act

10 Co-Sponsors

SB725 - Clarifying conditions for pretrial release and maximum bail amount for certain defendants

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to clarify the conditions for pretrial release and the maximum bail amount that may be set for individuals charged with multiple misdemeanor offenses. The bill revises the definition of "bail" and establishes that a defendant has the right to select among several methods of securing bail, subject to a judicial officer's authority to impose terms and conditions of bail reasonably necessary to secure defendant's appearance and protect the public. The bill authorizes a judicial officer to release a defendant on his or her own recognizance, but clarifies that a magistrate may not release a defendant charged with a felony offense on his or her own recognizance. It also establishes that a magistrate may not set "cash only" or "property only" bail.

SB503 - Protecting belief-based student organizations from certain types of discrimination

7 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to protect belief-based student organizations by expanding student organizations that are protected against certain types of discrimination by a state institution of higher education and expanding the types of discrimination the student organizations are protected from.

SCR101 - Urging US Department of Education to accelerate processing of Free Application for Federal Student Aid

34 Co-Sponsors

SCR102 - Extending State of Emergency and suspending certain requirements for Free Application for Federal Student Aid

33 Co-Sponsors