Adopted by House 3-8-07
SB657 H ED AMT 3-6 #1
The Committee on Education moves to amend the title of the bill by
striking the title and inserting in lieu thereof a new title as
follows:
"
A BILL to amend and reenact §18-2E-5 and §18-2E-5a of the Code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to further said code by adding
thereto a new section designated §18-2E-5d; and to amend and
reenact §29A-3B-9 and §29A-3B-10 of said code, all relating to
public education generally; standards, assessment and
accountability for student performance and progress; requiring 21st
Century Skills Initiative incorporation into standards; renaming
unified improvement plans as strategic improvement plans; revising
uniform statewide student assessment program; providing annual
performance measures for the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001;
providing state annual performance measures; providing additional
category of school accreditation and renaming existing category;
revising criteria for accreditation status; providing for appeal of
on-site findings and report to oversight commission; providing that
offices and contracts of associate and assistant superintendents
may be declared vacant and voided during state intervention;
removing obsolete provisions; providing for study of public school
report plan; report; and allowing electronic filing of state board
rules with the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability.
"