WEST virginia legislature
2019 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY session
Introduced
House Bill 195
By Delegate C. Thompson
[Introduced January
17, 2019; Referred
to the Select Committee D on Education Reform.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-3-2b, relating to promulgation of rules for minimum scores for basic skills and subject matter testing to qualify for a professional teaching certificate.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 3 Training, Certification, Licensing, professional Development.
§18A-3-2b. Basic skills and subject matter testing.
The state board shall establish testing standards for basic skills and subject matter proficiency and shall promulgate rules, pursuant to the provisions of §29A-3B-1 et seq. of this code, setting the minimum passing score for each test as a condition of qualification for a professional teaching certificate under the provisions of §18A-3-2a of this code. The board shall not require passing scores for mathematics certification to be higher than the scores accepted in any state bordering West Virginia.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.