HB4175 S ED AM #1

Hager 7871

The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill on page three, section one, line forty-seven, by striking out the word “at”;

On page three, section one, after line forty-eight, by inserting a new paragraph, designated paragraph (B), to read as follows:

            (B) The person or persons providing home instruction shall submit satisfactory evidence of a high school diploma or equivalent, or a postsecondary degree or certificate from a regionally accredited institution or from an institution of higher education that has been authorized to confer a post-secondary degree or certificate in West Virginia by the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education or by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.;

And, by relettering the remaining paragraphs;

 On pages four and five, section one, lines seventy-three through eighty-two, by striking out all of subparagraph (iii) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subparagraph (iii), to read as follows:

(iii) The county superintendent is provided with a written narrative indicating that a A portfolio of samples of the child’s work has been is reviewed and by a certified teacher who determines that whether the child’s academic progress for the year is in accordance with the child’s abilities. If the narrative indicates that the child’s academic progress for the year is in accordance with the child’s abilities, the child is considered to have made acceptable progress.  This narrative shall be prepared by a certified teacher whose certification number shall be provided.  The narrative shall include a statement The teacher shall provide a written narrative about the child’s progress in the areas of reading, language, mathematics, science and social studies and shall note any areas which, in the professional opinion of the reviewer, show need for improvement or remediation.  If the narrative indicates that the child’s academic progress for the year is in accordance with the child’s abilities, the child is considered to have made acceptable progress; or;

On page five, section one, line eighty-four, by changing the semicolon to a period;

On page five, section one, lines eighty-seven and eighty-eight, by striking out the words “as defined under the appropriate assessment option set forth in paragraph (B) of this subdivision”;

On page five, section one, lines ninety-three and ninety-four, by striking out the words “as defined under the appropriate assessment option set forth in paragraph (B) of this subdivision”;

On page five, section one, line ninety-six, by changing the semicolon to a period and striking out the word “and”.

Adopted

Rejected