WEST virginia Legislature

2018 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 4362

By Delegates Iaquinta, Pethtel, Cooper, A. Evans, R. Romine, Dean, Hornbuckle, Boggs, Miley, Hartman and Williams

[Introduced January 30, 2018; Referred
to the Committee on Education then Finance.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §18-2-41, relating to recognizing outstanding students who are top achievers in scholastic studies.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-2-41. Recognition of outstanding students.

The board is authorized to develop a program relating to recognizing outstanding students in mathematics, science, history, English and their respective subcategories whose scores, based on state administered achievement tests, are in the top 10 of all students in the state for each grade level. These students shall receive recognition as being “All State” students in their respective scholastic categories. The program is to be implemented no later than July 1, 2018.

NOTE: The purpose of this to relating to recognizing outstanding students who are top achievers in scholastic studies.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.