H. B. 3232
(By Delegate Ennis)
[Introduced January 9, 2008; 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 §18A-3-9a, relating
to reducing staff development programs for school personnel
from eighteen hours to twelve hours; and requiring that the
six hour reduction in staff development be used as an
additional preparation day.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-3-9a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3. TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, LICENSING, PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.
§18A-3-9a. Reduction of staff development program hours for school
personnel; reduction used as additional preparation
day.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code, rule or State
Board of Education policy to the contrary, staff development
programs for school personnel are reduced from eighteen hours to
twelve hours. The six hour reduction in staff development programs
shall be used as an additional preparation day for school
personnel.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to reduce staff development
programs for school personnel from eighteen hours to twelve hours;
and requiring that the six hour reduction in staff development be
used as an additional preparation day.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.