WEST virginia legislature
2022 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 4510
By Delegates Jennings, Ellington, and Sypolt
Introduced February 02, 2022; Referred to the Committee on Education]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-5g, relating to powers and duties of the State Board of Education; and requiring the State Board of Education to administer a K-3 reading and mathematics program.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
§18-2-5g. K-3 Reading and mathematics program for K-3.
The State Board of Education shall develop a K-3 reading and mathematics program of instruction to improve the reading and mathematics proficiency of pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one, two and three in the public, private, charter, and parochial schools of this state, to enable children who are deficient in these skills to move on to the fourth grade.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the State Board of Education to administer a K-3 reading and mathematics program.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading, or the present, law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.