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Release Date: 02/07/2019
Contact: Jared Hunt at (304) 340-3323

Roger Hanshaw

House Speaker Requests Public Hearing on Comprehensive Education Bill

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, today requested a public hearing on Senate Bill 451, the comprehensive education reform bill.

The hearing will take place Monday, Feb. 11, at 8 a.m. in the House Chamber at the state Capitol.

“We said from the start of our deliberations that we would accept input from all sides in this process, and that includes hearing from our teachers, students, parents and administrators,” Speaker Hanshaw said. “A public hearing will allow our citizens, and all those affected by this bill, the opportunity to have their voices heard.”

Speaker Hanshaw sent a letter this morning to Education Committee Chairman Danny Hamrick, R-Harrison, and Finance Committee Chairman Eric Householder, R-Berkeley – who lead the two committees to which the bill has been referred – formally requesting the hearing. House Rule 84 allows any member to request a public hearing on a bill that is placed on a committee agenda.

“While our Education and Finance committees hear from experts on questions related to this bill, this hearing will allow those on the front lines of our education system to weigh in,” Speaker Hanshaw said. “We want to make our education system the best it can be for all involved, and this hearing will provide valuable input on this process.”

As part of House Rule 84, a public hearing cannot be scheduled sooner than two days after the hearing time and place has been announced on the House floor. An announcement of the day and time of the hearing will be made as early as today.


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