SB842 HFAT ELLINGTON 3-2

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Delegate Ellington moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-3-13, all relating to requiring the State Superintendent of Schools to immediately establish a Behavior Interventionist Pilot Program in limited number of county school districts for the duration of three years; making findings; setting forth criteria to be used in the selection of the county school districts; allowing the two county school districts to immediately create a new behavior interventionist position; requiring the county superintendent to convene a committee consisting of certain school personnel and the education organizations to establish qualifications and hiring; requiring behavior interventionists to be designated by the county board as either a professional person or a service person; requiring certain pay grade in case of service person position; requiring the designated county school districts to establish the qualifications and training requirements; and requiring annual report and final report with certain information to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability.