HB4945 SFAT Woelfel #1 3-6

Smith  7922

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

Eng. House Bill 4945-- A Bill to amend and reenact §18-9A-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §18-31-2, §18-31-3, §18-31-5, §18-31-6, §18-31-7, §18-31-8, §18-31-10, and §18-31-11 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18‑31‑2a, all relating generally to the Hope Scholarship Program; providing that the annual Hope Scholarship Program appropriation calculation will be based on the estimated annual number of participating students from the prior year; clarifying that Hope Scholarship funds may only be utilized for expenses incurred in a primary through secondary school education; specifying that a microschool can be a participating school; permitting the State Treasurer to appear by designee at Hope Scholarship Board meetings; requiring parents to notify the Board if a student reenrolls in public school or graduates from a secondary school program; clarifying protections, privileges, and rights of Hope Scholarship students and their parents; clarifying that a kindergarten-level applicant’s Hope Scholarship participation does not commence if the student does not begin kindergarten-level education that school year; requiring education service providers conducting background screenings of employees and other persons in contact with students to certify screening results to the board; providing funding parameters for the Hope Scholarship Program; and providing definitions.

Adopted

Rejected