WEST virginia legislature

2019 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY session

Committee Substitute

for

House Bill 192

By Delegates Shott, Graves, Howell, Kump,  Worrell, Dean,  Porterfield, Delegate Sypolt, Toney, Kessinger, and Hill

[Introduced June 17, 2019]

A BILL to amend and reenact §18A-3-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to certain fees for teaching, administrative, and support certificates established by the State Board of Education; limiting certain fees for teaching, administrative, and support certificates established by the State Board of Education for out-of-state applicants with comparable out-of-state certifications, and capping fees at in-state levels for teaching, administrative, and support certificates for out-of-state applicants without comparable out-of-state certifications.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 3. TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, LICENSING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

§18A-3-7. Certificate fees.

The fee for the issuance or renewal of any certificate, if applicable, shall be established by the State Board of Education: Provided, That no fees, other than fingerprint background check fees, shall be charged to first-time out-of-state applicants for any teaching, administrative, or support certificates that hold a comparable certification in another state; and no fees greater than in-state fees shall be charged to out-of-state applicants who do not hold a comparable certification in another state for any teaching, administrative, or support certificates.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to encourage out-of-state educational professionals to apply and work in West Virginia by removing certificate fees.

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Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.