ENROLLED
H. B. 2510
(By Delegates Manuel and Doyle)
[Passed April 12, 1997; in effect July 1, 1997.]
AN ACT to amend and reenact sections eight and nine, article
three, chapter eighteen-a of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to
carry-over of funds for staff development councils.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That sections eight and nine, article three, chapter
eighteen-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 3. TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, LICENSING, PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.
§18A-3-8. County professional staff development councils.
The Legislature finds the professional expertise and insight
of the classroom teacher to be an invaluable ingredient in the
development and delivery of staff development programs which meet
the needs of classroom teachers.
Therefore, a professional staff development council
comprised of proportional representation from the major school levels and from vocational, special education and other
specialties in proportion to their employment numbers in
said the
county shall be established in each school district in the state
in accordance with rules adopted by the state board of education.
Nominations of instructional personnel to serve on the county
staff development council may be submitted by the faculty senates
of the district to the county superintendent who shall prepare
and distribute ballots and tabulate the votes of the counties
instructional personnel voting on the persons nominated. Each
county staff development council shall consist of between nine
and fifteen members at the discretion of the county
superintendent based on the size of the county.
Such The councils
shall have final authority to propose staff development programs for
their peers based upon rules established by statute and the
council on professional education.
The county superintendent or a designee
shall enjoy has an advisory,
nonvoting role on
said the council. The county board shall make
available an amount equal to one tenth of one percent of the
amounts provided in accordance with section four, article nine-a,
chapter eighteen of this code and credit
such the funds to an account
to be used by the council to fulfill its objectives. The local
board
will have has final approval of all proposed disbursements.
Any funds credited to the council during a fiscal year, but
not used by the council, shall be carried over in the council
account for use in the next fiscal year. These funds are
separate and apart from, and in addition to, those funds to be
credited to the council pursuant to this section. At the end of each fiscal year, the council shall report to each faculty senate
chairperson the amount of funds carried over into the next fiscal
year.
The professional staff development project of the center for
professional development shall assist in the development and
delivery of staff development programs by the county staff
development councils and shall coordinate staff development
efforts statewide.
§18A-3-9. County service personnel staff development councils.
The Legislature finds the professional expertise and insight
of service personnel to be an invaluable ingredient in the
development and delivery of staff development programs which meet
the needs of service personnel.
Therefore, a service personnel staff development council
comprised of representation from the various categories of
service personnel employment shall be established in each school
district in the state in accordance with rules adopted by the
state board of education. Nominations of service personnel to
serve on the county service personnel staff development council
may be submitted by the six groups, as defined in subsection (e),
section one, article one
of this chapter, of the district to the
county superintendent who shall prepare and distribute ballots
and tabulate the votes of the counties service personnel voting
on the persons nominated. Each county staff service personnel
development council shall consist of two employees from each
category of employment.
Such The councils
shall have final authority to
propose staff development programs for their peers based upon rules established by statute and the council on service personnel
education. The county superintendent or a designee
shall enjoy has an
advisory, nonvoting role on
said the council. The county board shall
make available an amount equal to one tenth of one percent of the
amounts provided in accordance with section five, article nine-a,
chapter eighteen of this code and credit
such the funds to an account
to be used by the council to fulfill its objectives. The local
board
will have has the final approval of all proposed disbursements.
Any
funds credited to the council during a fiscal year, but not used
by the council, shall be carried over in the council account for
use in the next fiscal year. Any carried-over funds shall be
separate and apart from, and in addition to, the funds to be
credited to the council pursuant to this section.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for the carry- over of funds allocated to staff development councils from one
fiscal year to the next. Carry-over funds would be separate and
apart from, and in addition to, funds credited for the current
fiscal year.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.