WEST virginia
legislature
2017 regular session
By
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to the Committee on
A BILL to amend the Code
of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
§18-2-41, relating to public school education in dating violence, domestic
abuse and sexual violence prevention.
Be it enacted by the
Legislature of West Virginia:
That
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new
section, designated §18-2-41, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD
OF EDUCATION.
§18-2-41. Programs to
prevent dating violence, domestic abuse, and sexual violence.
(a)
The state board shall establish a comprehensive approach to integrate
age-appropriate components of effective and evidence-based programs on the
prevention of dating violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence and the laws
and regulations pertaining thereto into their existing programs.
(b)
The state board shall require all public schools that operate from grade six to
grade twelve to develop and integrate components of effective and
evidence-based programs on the prevention of dating violence, domestic abuse
and sexual violence and the laws and regulations pertaining thereto into their
curricula.
(c)
Programs to prevent dating violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence shall
be integrated into the applicable public school curriculum by July 1, 2018.
(d)
The state board shall assist county boards in developing in-service training
regarding effective and evidence-based programs on the prevention of dating
violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence and the laws and regulations pertaining
thereto as provided in this section.
NOTE: This purpose of this bill is
to ensure that public schools integrate age-appropriate components of effective
and evidence-based programs on the prevention of dating violence, domestic
abuse and sexual violence into their existing programs and curricula.
Strike-throughs indicate language
that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring
indicates new language that would be added.