H. B. 2024
(By Delegate Ennis)
[Introduced January 13, 2010; 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 18 hours to 12 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 18 hours to 12
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 18 hours to 12 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.