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Committee counsel said the bill \"establishes the minimum net enrollment of cannot be penalized for failure to meet the minimum ratio of professional instructional personnel per state aid funded professional educators to the extent that the failure is due to an increase to net enrollment to the 1,200 and requires that any increase in net enrollment that is due to a county board sending students to a jointly established school in another county be added to net to the net enrollment, after the 1200 minimum net enrollment is established.\" (Transcript text as read aloud by counsel.)

Senators asked whether the bill would affect counties with an existing 1,400 cap; counsel replied it would not and said the change \"just says that no county can go below the 1,200.\" The counsel identified three counties that would receive additional funding under the proposal as Calhoun, Gilmer and Wirt. The chair commented that small counties are wearing multiple administrative hats and are making cuts where necessary.

The vice chair moved that the bill be reported to the full Senate with recommendation that it pass but first be referred to the committee on finance under the original double committee reference; the motion carried by voice vote and the chair declared the motion adopted. The transcript contains no roll-call tallies or fiscal-note figures.

If enacted, the bill's net-enrollment floor would affect state aid calculations for staffing ratios; the transcript does not provide the fiscal note or the precise mechanism for updating allotments beyond the text counsel read to the committee.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","WV Senate Education Committee in Session Feb 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Senate committee agreed to report Senate Bill 122 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass; the bill would set a 1,200 minimum net-enrollment baseline for purposes of state aid staffing ratios and specify how increases from joint-county school arrangements are counted.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature WV, West Virginia","taxId",77714,"location","West Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325760,"Committee expands grades that satisfy personal-finance graduation requirement and adopts retroactivity amendment",301,1708000,2009000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2331212-50c9a846d8dc446fc6a124a8b97cb41e&start=1708&end=2009","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2331212-50c9a846d8dc446fc6a124a8b97cb41e/thumbnail_1708000.jpg","/articles/6325760/West-Virginia/Committee-expands-grades-that-satisfy-personal-finance-graduation-requirement-and-adopts-retroactivity-amendment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325760-e58f6a3c3027241fc7456ed4d4e560f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161026&Signature=ch9NmeTPLncMXJowFXAWXw2pOsvDQb5fjbXxdW8ExZ~-AAD0HcXgyw1VGGvZ1VaMffNzSSGhcV3WtHjAA6MtW4aLLJERsS7YzBJ3AIEtAr-Qsf4yE3SIGTVYdOmuE2UeOmaLQYvrtlUW-YZAd3~LFK5VpeW34yBjw27ltDSESc~yOjcnctLMnBBruPmUEZw3RgH~fN0WSyxddwq0~PyecnGGIS~wz36IhC7CilhIsDWMR8FCSPRoRh-2Vk9S4umMlQdYu-RuuK-keff6Xaf8kHvoQsafCHqtFxVnCUAIkIeZ6v5l30wpKt40zACDzzec13JCpgngKmykL1vuDo2Ibg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Senate committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 283 expanding the grade levels in which a personal finance course may be taken and count toward the high school graduation requirement, and the committee voted to report the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation.

Committee counsel explained the bill would allow the personal finance course to be taken in ninth or tenth grade in addition to the current eleventh or twelfth grade options. \"This bill expands the grade levels that the course of study in personal finance can be completed in for the purpose of counting towards satisfying, the personal finance course requirement for high school graduation,\" Hank, committee counsel, said.

Senators raised practical questions about students who previously took the course in ninth or tenth grade and whether those earlier credits would count. The senator from Greenbrier asked, \"Will this fix that problem for the ninth and tenth graders that have may have already taken this course in the past year?\" Counsel said the bill as drafted did not expressly say it would be retroactive and identified that as \"one of those kind of gray areas.\" The senator from Greenbrier offered an amendment to make the grade-level expansion apply retroactively so that students who already completed the course in ninth or tenth grade may have the credit count toward graduation; the amendment was adopted by voice vote.

Senators also asked whether expanding the course to earlier grades would create an unfunded mandate by forcing districts to hire additional teachers; counsel said he did not see a requirement that would force hiring. Supporters said the change would give schools greater scheduling flexibility and ease pressure on seniors.

The vice chair moved that the amended bill be reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass; the motion carried by voice vote. The transcript includes no roll-call tallies.","Senate Bill 283 was amended to allow the personal finance course to count toward graduation if taken in grades 9–12; the committee adopted an amendment to make the change retroactive for students who already completed the course and voted to report the bill with a do-pass recommendation.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325765,"Committee removes limit on retired teachers serving as substitutes, agrees to report bill",426,1241000,1667000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2331212-50c9a846d8dc446fc6a124a8b97cb41e&start=1241&end=1667","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2331212-50c9a846d8dc446fc6a124a8b97cb41e/thumbnail_1241000.jpg","/articles/6325765/West-Virginia/Committee-removes-limit-on-retired-teachers-serving-as-substitutes-agrees-to-report-bill","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325765-700a9c1a41dfb2b4b7eeb544debf750a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161026&Signature=DzPhVtIL14yQU1XCJCK77fUbSuj7VGGauchTqP~JMgBMNBm963UNq0jgpH8aOEhOWWEx~pvLCn~mmfg~CI5e~~wrHccykjVCyTF3XoV5qSI3KRu0XDHvtQHk1LvzOsEK3MyGdjLH5glGTV0VRwbt9OiKIYKqxIURV6Xi78DvqWN0nOszY0pz1rpFTBxvluFvA3hYBcIW5njYzqrZZa5LLiVKqU0B~T0DZSXjDtS4j0JGWEBetrowsqYFoHBmJmajc2PqUMTl4a8hQHHiGOXPp5Yp0Rf1GMK72XFV7RsyjiXEppYlYpDFyb9qGeBdYXZdwS03eMbPcyyOEe3e~~tdsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Senate committee adopted a substitute for Senate Bill 282 that, as explained by committee counsel, delays the expiration date that currently limits posting of substitute positions and allows continued electronic posting \"for an unlimited number of days each fiscal year\" if certain conditions are met.

\"For an unlimited number of days each fiscal year, if all of certain conditions are satisfied, the expiration date is delayed from June thirtieth of this year to continue to post the position and post it electronically until it is filled with a regularly employed teacher,\" said Hank, committee counsel. Counsel said the first exception applies when filling the position of a regular teacher on a leave of absence; the second applies when a position is filled with a regularly employed teacher who is not available at the time he or she accepts the position.

Senators discussed concerns about retired teachers returning to substitute and the effect on long-term substitutes. The senior senator for the thirteenth noted the state has repeatedly relaxed limits to address staffing shortages and said the change \"was finally just to take the take any limits off, allow you to come back if the position is a critical need.\" A senator raised concerns that retired teachers might be pressured to displace previously arranged long-term substitutes and asked whether a timeline or additional protections are needed for long-term subs; others countered that retired teachers can decline.

The committee agreed to the committee substitute by voice vote; the vice chair moved that the substitute be reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, and the motion was adopted by voice vote. Committee discussion included a clarification from the chair that the bill was requested by retired teachers seeking to return at will. A senator asked the chairman of pensions to confirm retirement-system implications; the chairman confirmed retirees may continue to draw their retirement without an offset and would be paid daily per diem substitute pay.

The transcript does not include a roll-call tally; votes were resolved by voice. The bill now proceeds to the full Senate for consideration.","A committee substitute for Senate Bill 282 was adopted that would allow counties to continue posting and filling positions without a fixed expiration date in certain cases, effectively removing limits on days retired teachers may serve as substitutes; the committee reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325770,"Committee adopts substitute to allow certain county employment without high-school diploma for workers 21 and older",167,1063000,1230000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2331212-50c9a846d8dc446fc6a124a8b97cb41e&start=1063&end=1230","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2331212-50c9a846d8dc446fc6a124a8b97cb41e/thumbnail_1063000.jpg","/articles/6325770/West-Virginia/Committee-adopts-substitute-to-allow-certain-county-employment-without-high-school-diploma-for-workers-21-and-older","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325770-3c80c55047462879cfa7bb9b103ffb4d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161026&Signature=ah3y~ABXyZ4MjHdnW288m819qx02018pb6Uiif8qEWTy8bD7SOezx0UqbfOsz9X-58yjjGTfNZIU3yRqDGaz5Vx4cQcY3hhYR93Nnen~9QOFLPbPzXvEGinSCeX92~PL2wafBKkrxV7zXvXw3En3WG733SmFxij-UCaHd5bLpooO94kcvHnwCWsqJRTjg4PawWV-s8kRbxpzJnczhc-JPJrciO1WXdEEFBKu7Qb8lZg~RsEZ6sZxSDy2PMZnqYKb29OIJPeOtl3mXCQ0KNuk82Fx~AB~EYP0pXhv659pV3TjEqR0HbbW4UtZM4a0oUqwFTmHOEUvhucmvKyAAgVj9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Senate committee on education agreed to a committee substitute for Senate Bill 275 on voice votes and voted to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.

The substitute would exempt applicants age 21 and older from the high school diploma or GED requirement for certain positions employed by a county board of education. \"This is a, simple bill to addition of employment by County Board of Education,\" said Hank, committee counsel.

Senators asked whether the bill would affect competency requirements for positions that involve food handling, custodial safety tasks or other duties that may require specific skills. The senator from Randolph said she wanted to ensure “if they don't have a high school diploma or GED, that there's some sort of competency test to ensure that they can perform the duties of their job safely.” Counsel replied that the language as drafted would exempt anyone 21 and older from the diploma requirement and that an 18-year-old with a diploma could still take the position.

The committee first agreed to the committee substitute by voice vote; the chair declared the substitute adopted. The vice chair then moved that the committee report the substitute to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass; the chair again called the voice vote and declared the motion adopted.

No roll-call vote totals were recorded in the transcript; actions in committee were resolved by voice vote. The transcript includes no statutory citations or fiscal note details related to changes in certification or credentialing requirements.

If taken up by the full Senate, the bill would change the diploma requirement for certain county board positions for applicants 21 and older; the transcript does not list specific job titles beyond \"positions\" within county board of education service categories, nor does it provide implementation dates or funding information.","A Senate committee agreed to a substitute for Senate Bill 275 that would exempt applicants 21 and older from a high-school diploma or GED requirement for certain county board of education jobs; the committee voted to report the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances bill to protect minimum net-enrollment funding for small counties

Committee expands grades that satisfy personal-finance graduation requirement and adopts retroactivity amendment

Committee removes limit on retired teachers serving as substitutes, agrees to report bill

Committee adopts substitute to allow certain county employment without high-school diploma for workers 21 and older