WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 239

By Senators Baldwin, Beach, Caputo, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Lindsay, Plymale, Romano, Stollings, Unger, and Woelfel

[Introduced February 11, 2021; referred
 to the Committee on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-18f, relating to establishing vocational-technical programs in middle schools.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-5-18f. Vocational-technical education in middle school.

Subject to the availability of funds, county boards of education shall establish and maintain, by the school year 2021-2022, and thereafter, vocational-technical education programs, including introductory vocational-technical courses, for middle school grades.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require county boards of education shall establish and maintain, by the school year 2021-2022, and thereafter, vocational-technical education programs.

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