HB4389 SFAT WELD #1 3-10

Hager  7871

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

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4389—A Bill to repeal §18-5B-1, §18-5B-2, §18-5B-3, §18-5B-4, §18-5B-5, §18-5B-6, §18-5B-7, §18-5B-8, §18-5B-9, §18-5B-11, §18-5B-12, §18-5B-13 and §18-5B-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-25e; to amend and reenact §18-5B-10 of said code; and to amend and reenact §18-5E-3 of said code, all relating to education generally; allowing students to transfer schools and retain their athletic eligibility one time during a student’s four years of secondary school; requiring West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to modify its rule; authorizing emergency rule; requiring State Board of Education to ensure rule does not require student to undergo one year of athletic ineligibility upon transfer after ninth grade; clarifying effect on multiple transfers for certain reasons; repealing school innovation zones provisions superseded by Innovation in Education Act; updating exceptions to statutes granted to schools to reflect changes in underlying circumstances; updating provisions related to granted exceptions to accommodate exceptions which may be granted to innovation in education schools and school systems; and clarifying process for state board and legislative oversight commission on education accountability to approve and recommend exceptions to statutes.

Adopted

Rejected