HB3157 HFAT M. POLING 4-3
Delegate M. Poling moves to amend the title of the bill, by
striking the title and inserting in lieu thereof a new title to
read as follows:
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A BILL to repeal §18-2-15, §18-2-15a, §18-2-18, §18-2-23,
§18-2-30, §18-2-31, §18-2-36, §18-2-37 and §18-2-38 of the code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to repeal §18-2E-3c and §18-2E-3d
of said code; to repeal §18-5-40 of said code; to repeal §18-9-2b,
§18-9-5, §18-9-7 and §18-9-8 of said code; to repeal §18-9A-3a,
§18-9A-3b, §18-9A-13, §18-9A-13a, §18-9A-13b, §18-9A-25 and
§18-9A-26 of said code; to repeal §18-9B-11 and §18-9B-16 of said
code; to repeal §18A-3-2b of said code; to amend and reenact
§18-2-5g
of said code; to further amend said code by adding thereto
a new section, designated §18-2E-5e; to further amend said code by
adding thereto a new section, designated §18-8-6a; and to amend and
reenact §18-9A-10 of said code, all relating to restoring the
authority, flexibility and capacity of schools and school systems
to improve student learning; eliminating requirement for biennial
report on public schools and institutions; eliminating expired
provisions for RESA study; eliminating expired provisions for study
on staff fluctuations at certain schools; eliminating outdated
provisions on comprehensive education program plans; eliminating
requirement for statewide curriculum technology resource center;
eliminating outdated provisions for automatic cost of living
adjustment plan; eliminating outdated provisions for student learning abilities grant program; eliminating expired provisions on
flood and property insurance study; eliminating expired provisions
on study of school teams and committees; eliminating prescriptive
summer reading and math grant program provisions; eliminating
provisions pilot program for operation on schools on semester
basis; eliminating outdated provisions for transferring school
funds from magisterial and independent school districts;
eliminating outdated provisions related to the board of the school
fund; eliminating outdated provisions related to supplemental aid
to for districts with institutional home for orphans and homeless
children; eliminating expired provisions for transition to new
provisions on school finance; eliminating expired provisions for
school finance in certain fiscal year; eliminating expired
provisions for one-year transitional allocation appropriation for
certain rural districts; eliminating expired provisions related to
levies subsequent to passage of statewide uniform excess levy;
eliminating inoperable provisions for legislative reserve fund;
eliminating requirement for appropriation for teacher of the year
salary; eliminating allowance for workers' compensation for unpaid
work-based learning; eliminating outdated provisions related to
board of school finance; eliminating provisions related to
beginning teacher internship; replacing requirement for annual
summary and submission of certain county board policies with
requirement for state board to review and evaluate certain reports
and report to legislative oversight commission;
making legislative findings on Goals for Education; making legislative findings on
policy-oriented objectives in Goals for Education; making
legislative findings on certain issues raised by Efficiency Audit;
making legislative findings on consistency of certain Audit
conclusion and policy-oriented objectives of Goals for Education;
stating purpose of section with respect to Goals for Education and
policy-oriented objectives; requiring state board report on
accountability supervisory method that does not affect school and
district strategic plans in certain ways; requiring state board to
provide clear and consistent expectations for reasonable period in
certain ways; requiring state board to ensure certain school and
school system capacity for professional development; requiring
state board to evaluate its performance and progress on achieving
goals and report to Legislative Oversight Commission on Education
Accountability;
providing reimbursement in certain circumstances
for county board costs of probation officers for truant juveniles;
eliminating state board approval of certain electronic strategic
improvement plans; reducing percent of increase in local share
added to allowance to improve instructional programs; requiring
certain funds available for use for personnel to be used for only
certain personnel subject to certain condition; increasing percent
of increase in local share added to instructional technology
purposes; changing purpose to county and school strategic
improvement plans; and changing method of allocation to counties.
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