H. B. 4284
(By Delegates Williams, Manuel, Stemple,
Hall, Shelton and Anderson)
[Introduced February 5, 1998; referred to the
Committee on Education then Finance.]
A BILL to amend chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding
thereto a new article, designated article two-i, relating to
education; creating the West Virginia staff development
advisory council and regional staff development councils;
legislative purpose; legislative findings; creation; members
and functions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by
adding thereto a new article, designated article two-i, to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 2I. STAFF DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS.
18-2I-1. Legislative purpose.
The purpose of this article is to create the West Virginia staff development advisory council and eight regional staff
development councils to coordinate the delivery of staff
development programs for professional education in West Virginia.
18-2I-2. Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds that there is presently an inadequate
and inefficient delivery of staff development programs for
professional education in West Virginia. The Legislature further
finds that the creation of a West Virginia staff development
advisory council and regional staff development councils will
assure the efficient delivery of high quality staff training
programs and will further assure that duplication of efforts will
be minimized. The Legislature further finds that the functions
of the West Virginia development advisory council and regional
staff development councils will assure that key personnel will be
fully aware of identified needs and programmatic services, that
all stake holders will be appropriately involved in planning and
implementing programs to meet requisite needs and that high
quality staff development programs will be provided public school
educators of West Virginia in a most efficient manner.
18-2I-3. Creation of West Virginia staff development advisory
council; members; and functions.
(a) There shall be a West Virginia staff development
advisory council which shall consist of twenty-three members to be comprised as follows:
(1) Eight members shall include the chairpersons of each of
the eight regional staff development councils established in
section four of this article;
(2) Eight members shall include the coordinators of each of
the eight regional staff development councils;
(3) One member shall be the director of the division of
research, technology and professional services and shall be an ex
officio member;
(4) One member shall be the director of the division of
instructional and student services, who shall serve as an ex
officio member;
(5) One member shall be the director of the division of
technical and adult education services who shall be an ex officio
member;
(6) One member shall be the secretary of education and the
arts who shall serve as an ex officio member;
(7) One member shall be the chancellor of the university
system of West Virginia who shall serve as an ex officio member;
(8) One member shall be the director of the West Virginia
education fund who shall serve as an ex officio member; and
(9) One member shall be the executive director of the West
Virginia center for professional development who shall serve as an ex officio member.
18-2I-4. Functions of the West Virginia staff development
advisory council.
(a) The council shall:
(1) Identify and prioritize statewide staff development
needs.
(2) Identify and/or promote development of effective staff
development programs to meet identified needs.
(3) Facilitate the coordination and communication of staff
development activities provided at the local, regional, and state
levels.
(4) Convene a regular meeting on a semiannual basis to
effectuate the requirements in subdivisions (1), (2) and (3)
above.
18-2I-5. Creation of regional staff development councils;
members; and functions.
(a) There shall be a regional staff development council in
each of the eight regional education service authorities (RESA)
located within the state. Each regional staff development
council shall consist of the following members:
(1) The chairperson of each of the county staff development
councils located in each county contained in the applicable
region;
(2) The county staff development coordinator from each of
the counties located within the region: Provided, That if the
county does not have a staff development coordinator, then the
superintendent shall designate such person to serve on the
regional staff development council;
(3) The regional education service authority (RESA) staff
development coordinator who shall serve as an ex officio member;
(4) The executive director of the regional education service
authority (RESA) who shall serve as an ex officio member; and
(5) The designee of the West Virginia college or university
systems who shall serve as an ex officio member.
18-2I-6. Functions of the regional staff development councils.
(a) The regional councils shall:
(1) Identify and prioritize regional staff development
needs;
(2) Identify and/or promote development of effective staff
development programs to meet identified needs;
(3) Establish the budget for multicounty staff development
programs and oversee effective use of the budget;
(4) Coordinate staff development at the regional level;
(5) Facilitate communications among and between personnel
responsible for staff development at the state, local and
regional levels; and
(6) Convene a regular meeting on a quarterly basis to
effectuate the requirements in subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4)
and (5) above.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the West
Virginia Staff Development Advisory Council and Regional Staff
Development Councils to coordinate the delivery of staff
development programs for professional education in West Virginia.
This article is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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