HB2596 S ED AMT #1 2-14

Hager  7871

The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 2596—A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to open enrollment; clarifying the circumstances in which a county board of education shall permit the transfer of resident students; allowing appeal to State Superintendent of Schools; amending provisions pertaining to the contents of county board of education policies for open enrollment; requiring process for enrollment application to be clearly publicized and made available on the county board’s website; modifying reasons for which an application can be denied; and requiring county boards and the State Department of Education to report annually on the number of transfer approvals and denials made pursuant to open enrollment policies.  

Adopted

Rejected