SB727 HFAT Ellington 3-7

White 3336

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

A BILL to amend and reenact §18-5A-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §18A-4-8b of said code, all relating to local school involvement and the employment of school personnel; allowing a faculty senate to include early childhood classroom assistant teachers; modifying language relating to faculty senate committee assignments and voting; requiring the faculty senate to establish a process for members to interview or obtain information regarding classroom teacher and early childhood classroom assistant teacher vacancies; requiring the state board to include it its rulemaking certain provisions regarding early childhood classroom assistant teachers; providing for inclusion of early childhood classroom assistant teachers in training; providing for inclusion of early childhood classroom assistant teachers in the faculty senate committee process; allowing for recognition of early childhood classroom assistant teachers; requiring that two members of the faculty senate to sign off on all expenditures; providing that certain faculty senate reports be provided to county superintendent; requiring that any review of an individual's evaluations must have that individual's consent; changing the time frame that the local board must provide for faculty senate and allowing for emergency meetings; removing the requirement that a faculty senate develop a strategic plan; requiring the principal to be given an opportunity to interview all qualified early childhood classroom assistant teachers applicants, make recommendations regarding their employment, and requiring state board rule to address who shall be the principal's designee if the principal is unable to participate in the process; requiring the county board to give the faculty senate the opportunity to interview or obtain information regarding early childhood classroom assistant teacher applicant vacancies; establishing criterion upon which decisions affecting promotions and filing of the early childhood classroom assistant teacher positions are to be based; specifying weight to be given to each criterion; requiring all qualified applicants to be considered together in one group; requiring appointment of applicant if the principal and faculty senate recommend the same applicant and the county superintendent concurs; requiring state board rule to implement and interpret certain provisions; and establishing effective date.

Adopted

Rejected