WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2080

By Delegates Rowan and Thompson

[Introduced February 10, 2021; Referred to the Committee on Education]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-45a, relating to permitting a county school board to accrue instructional days or portions thereof during years of good weather and use them in years of inclement weather.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5.  COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-5-45a.  Accruing instructional days for use at later year.

A county board may develop a policy that permits it to accrue instructional days or portions thereof based on minutes accrued, during years of good weather, and use those excess accrued instructional days or portions thereof in later school years when inclement weather and emergencies would otherwise prevent a full instructional term from being completed.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit county boards of education to accrue instructional days during years of good weather, to use in later school years as required to accomplish a full instructional term because of inclement weather or emergencies.

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