HB3084 H ED AMT

Mohr  3335

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

A BILL to amend and reenact §18-5-48 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §18-5G-1, §18-5G-2, §18-5G-3, §18-5G-4, §18-5G-5, §18-5G-7, §18-5G-12 and §18-5G-15 of said code; and to amend and reenact §18-9A-15 of said code; all relating to revising provisions related to public charter schools; providing public charter school access to funding from School Safety Fund; modifying priorities for funds use; requiring rule on process for needs-based funding  requests; expressing legislative intent on comparable levels of funding for public charter school students; authorizing state institution of higher education as applicant; prohibiting imposition of requirements on public charter schools choosing to incorporate post-secondary, industry and workforce program that are not required of noncharter public schools; authorizing public charter schools to include before and after school programs in their education program; excluding public charter school programs from regulation as child care facility; authorizing public charter school students to participate on the same basis as other public school students in extracurricular athletic and academic interscholastic activities sponsored by noncharter public school serving attendance area if not sponsored by charter school; emphasizing that charter school determines certification and licensure for teachers and instructional staff employed by it; clarifying public charter schools are exempt from state board policies unless otherwise specifically provided; excluding requirement for charter school employees be certified or licensed as condition of employment and that charter school may require it  but is not required to; requiring professional charter school board to consult with nationally recognized organizations along with the state board; requiring state board to establish framework and procedures for interaction between public charter schools, public noncharter schools and county boards to facilitate cooperation and ensure prompt transfer of records; providing for invoicing of certain funding when student transfers from and to certain entities after the beginning of the school year; allowing member of charter school governing board to be employee of education service provider if services are provided by state institution of higher education; providing conditions for charter school governing board to be administrative unit of state institution of higher education and authorizing contract; prohibiting sale or other transfer of public facility with clear title and no restrictive covenant after public charter school requests usage; authorizing professional charter school board to receive and expend gifts, grants and donations to carry out purposes of act, to apply for federal funds to implement programs, and to make start-up grants to public charter schools; and requiring for state board rule on method for providing increased enrollment funding for public charter schools.