CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On Monday, Day 20 of the 87th Legislative Session, one-third of the way complete. It is the deadline for Legislative Rule-Making Bill submissions. The House passed three bills today.
House Bill 2222 is a “Rules Bundle.” It authorizes the Department of Administration to create 10 rules relating to the Department as a whole or the following divisions: the Information Services & Communications Division, the Finance Division, the Office of Technology, and Public Defender Services.
House Bill 2331 is a “Rules Bundle.” It authorizes the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety, and Training to create legislative rules for training EMT-Miners and certifying EMT-M instructors. The bill also extends various sunset dates for the Division of Natural Resources.
House Bill 2515 specifies requirements applicable when a K-6 teacher determines the behavior of a student is violent, threatening, or intimidating toward staff or peers or a student creating an unsafe learning environment or impeding other students’ ability to learn in a safe environment. The committee substitute defines violent, threatening, or intimidating behavior. The committee substitute also clarifies when a child is picked up by a parent, it is a suspension, complying with federal guidelines. The committee substitute notes that if a parent does not pick the child up, they may ride the bus home with the supervision of the principal. The bill allows classroom aides to provide behavioral support.
The bill makes an evaluation under Child Find optional; however, a Functional Behavior Analysis is mandatory. The student should be referred to the student assistance team, the 504 team, or the IEP team at the school for immediate intervention. If the child’s behavior continues, expulsion is permitted, but only through the current school semester.
Bills to be introduced today can be found here.
