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H. B. 4477



(By Delegates Frederick, M. Poling, Paxton, Rowan, Williams, Sumner, Crosier, Fragale, Browning, Rodighiero and Wysong)



[Passed March 8, 2008; in effect July 1, 2008.]



AN ACT to amend and reenact §18-5-19c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to Division of Technical and Adult Education Services; programs; legislative findings; providing payment of General Educational Development exam fees for certain individuals; eligibility requirements; and requiring State Board of Education rule.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §18-5-19c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
§18-5-19c. Division of Technical and Adult Education Services.
(a) The State Superintendent of Schools has authority to establish in the State Department of Education a Division of Technical and Adult Education Services, and to provide for suitable coordination and supervision of the educational programs established in sections nineteen-a and nineteen-b of this article. All programs established under those sections are under rules of the State Board of Education.
(b) The Legislature finds that:
(1) The General Educational Development (GED) exam is an implement for success that can transform the future of a graduate;
(2) For an individual who has not attained a high school diploma, achieving a High School Equivalency Diploma can increase employment opportunities and earning potential;
(3) Individuals who will benefit from a High School Equivalency Diploma often lack the credentials necessary for employment, and therefore lack the resources to afford the costs of the GED exam; and
(4) Many individuals for whom the GED exam is unattainable are likely to remain in a state of poverty.
(c) The State Board shall develop and administer a program to provide the GED exam fee for an eligible individual pursuing a High School Equivalency Diploma. The State Board shall promulgate a rule in accordance with the provisions of article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the program.
(1) The rule shall provide for eligibility requirements as follows:
(A) Successful completion of a GED preparation program;
(B) Successful completion of the GED Official Practice Test;
(C) Standards for measuring successful completion of the program and test required by this subdivision;
(D) GED exam registration with a GED testing center that is approved by the State Board; and
(E) Any other requirements established by the State Board.
(2) The State Board shall provide the GED exam fee directly to the GED testing center.
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