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Day 01 (05-13-2010)
Day 02 (05-14-2010)
Day 03 (05-15-2010)
Day 04 (05-16-2010)
Day 05 (05-17-2010)
Day 06 (05-18-2010)
The House of Delegates met at 1:00 p.m., and was called to order by the Honorable Richard
The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Monday, May 17, 2010, being the first order of
The Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect July 1, 2010,
S. B. 1013 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5A-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as
amended; to amend and reenact §18A-2-1 of said code; and to amend and reenact §18A-4-7a of said code, all relating to hiring professional school personnel; revising criteria when hiring a professional
personnel; requiring the consideration of criteria according to equal weighting in certain
circumstances; providing for hiring committees; providing for the selection of hiring committee
members by the faculty senate; and providing for the opportunity for hiring committees to interview
At the respective request of Delegate Boggs, the bill (S. B. 1013) was taken up for immediate
consideration, read a first time, ordered to second reading and then referred to the Committee on Education.
At the respective requests of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, all House bills on
third reading, coming up in regular order, were placed at the foot of today's calendar as follows:
H. B. 114, Making a supplementary appropriation of federal funds to the Governor's Office
and to WorkForce West Virginia,
H. B. 115, Making a supplementary appropriation to the West Virginia Conservation Agency,
the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, and to
the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety,
H. B. 116, Making a supplementary appropriation to the WV Board of Examiners for
H. B. 117, Supplementing, amending, and increasing items of the existing appropriations
from the State Road Fund to the Department of Transportation - Division of Highways,
H. B. 119, Making a supplementary appropriation to the Governor's Office -Broadband
Infrastructure Grant Fund, to the Department of Agriculture, to the Department of Education and the
Arts, and to the Department of Health and Human Services ,
H. B. 120, Making a supplementary appropriation of federal funds to WorkForce West
H. B. 121, Making a supplementary appropriation of federal funds to the Department of
Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education and the Arts, the
Department of Revenue, and to the State Rail Authority,
H. B. 122, Making a supplementary appropriation to the Higher Education Policy
Commission, the WV Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, and to the Board of
H. B. 123, Decreasing an item of appropriation from the Division of Highways, and adding
a new item of appropriation to be designated as the Department of Transportation -Office of
Com. Sub. for H. B. 124, Making a supplementary appropriation to the Senate, to the House
of Delegates, to the Joint Expenses, to the Department of Administration, the Department of
Commerce, and to various other state agencies.
S. B. 1010, Creating Behavioral Mental Health Services Fund; on third reading, coming up
The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 460), and there were--yeas 85, nays none, absent and not voting 15, with the absent and not voting being
Absent And Not Voting: Andes, Argento, Azinger, Brown, Cann, Caputo, Hutchins,
Mahan, Reynolds, Schadler, Schoen, Shook, Sobonya, Stephens and Walters.
declared the bill (S. B. 1010) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 461), and there were--yeas 85, nays
none, absent and not voting 15, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1010) takes effect from its passage.
S. B. 1014, Making supplementary appropriation of federal funds to Office of Economic
Opportunity Community Services and Workforce WV; on third reading, coming up in regular order,
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 462), and there were--yeas
83, nays 2, absent and not voting 15, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1014) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 463), and there were--yeas 83, nays
2, absent and not voting 15, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1014) takes effect from its passage.
S. B. 1015, Making supplementary appropriation from General Revenue to various accounts;
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 464), and there were--yeas
84, nays 1, absent and not voting 15, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1015) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 465), and there were--yeas 84, nays
1, absent and not voting 15, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1015) takes effect from its passage.
S. B. 1016, Making supplementary appropriation of unappropriated moneys to Board of
Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 466), and there were--yeas
85, nays 1, absent and not voting 14, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent And Not Voting: Andes, Argento, Azinger, Cann, Caputo, Hutchins, Mahan,
Reynolds, Schadler, Schoen, Shook, Sobonya, Stephens and Walters.
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1016) passed.
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1016) takes effect from its passage.
S. B. 1017, Supplementing, amending and increasing items from State Road Fund to Division
of Highways; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 468), and there were--yeas
86, nays none, absent and not voting 14, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1017) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 469), and there were--yeas 86, nays
none, absent and not voting 14, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
S. B. 1018, Making supplementary appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund
to various accounts; on third reading, coming up in regular order, with an amendment pending, was
reported by the Clerk.
Delegates Lane and Armstead moved to amend the bill on page three, line seven, by striking
out the following language:
"June 30, 2010, to fund 2208, fiscal year 2010, organization 0209, be supplemented and
amended by increasing an existing item of appropriation as follows:
"June 30, 2010, to fund 1046, fiscal year 2010, organization 0100, be supplemented and
amended by adding a new item of appropriation to read as follows:
270-Governor's Office (WV Code Chapter 5)
The above appropriation to Unclassified - Total (fund 1046, activity 096) shall be transferred
to WorkForce West Virginia (Fund 0572, Org 0323) for the payment of benefits pursuant to the
state's unemployment compensation insurance program.
Any unexpended balance remaining in the appropriation for Publication of Papers and
Transition Expenses - Lottery Surplus (fund 1046, activity 066) at the close of the fiscal year 2009
is hereby reappropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year 2010."
On the adoption of the amendment, Delegate Lane demanded the yeas and nays, which
The yeas and nays having been ordered, they were taken (Roll No. 470), and there were--yeas
24, nays 62, absent and not voting 14, with the yeas and absent and not voting being as follows:
Yeas: Anderson, Armstead, Ashley, Blair, Border, Canterbury, Carmichael, Cowles, Duke,
Ellem, Evans, Hamilton, Ireland, Lane, Louisos, McGeehan, C. Miller, J. Miller, Moye, Overington,
Porter, Rowan, Shott and Sumner.
The Speaker replied that the Delegates were members of a class of persons possibly to be
affected by the passage of the bill but exhibited no direct personal or pecuniary interest therein, and
refused to excuse the Members from voting.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 471), and there were--yeas
83, nays 3, absent and not voting 14, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1018) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 472), and there were--yeas 83, nays
3, absent and not voting 14, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1018) takes effect from its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 473), and there were--yeas
84, nays 2, absent and not voting 14, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1019) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 474), and there were--yeas 84, nays
2, absent and not voting 14, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1019) takes effect from its passage.
S. B. 1020, Making supplementary appropriation of federal funds to Workforce WV; on third
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 475), and there were--yeas
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1020) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 476), and there were--yeas 85, nays
1, absent and not voting 14, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1020) takes effect from its passage.
S. B. 1021, Making supplementary appropriation of federal funds to various accounts; on
third reading, coming up in regular order, with an amendment pending, was reported by the Clerk.
Delegates Cowles and J. Miller moved to amend the bill on page two, line twenty-one, by
striking out the following language: "And, That Chapter 8, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2010, known as the Budget
Bill, be supplemented and amended by adding to Title II, section six thereof, the following:
1Unclassified - Total096$7,700,000
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 477), and there were--yeas
82, nays 4, absent and not voting 14, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1021) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 478), and there were--yeas 81, nays
4, absent and not voting 15, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1021) takes effect from its passage.
S. B. 1022, Making supplementary appropriation of unappropriated moneys to various
accounts; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 479), and there were--yeas
Absent And Not Voting: Andes, Argento, Azinger, Beach, Cann, Caputo, Hutchins,
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1022) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 480), and there were--yeas 85, nays
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1022) takes effect from its passage.
S. B. 1023, Supplementing and amending items from State Road Fund to Office of
Administrative Hearings; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 481), and there were--yeas
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1023) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 482), and there were--yeas 85, nays
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1023) takes effect from its passage.
S. B. 1024, Making supplementary appropriation from State Fund, General Revenue, to various accounts; on third reading, coming up in regular order, with restricted right to amend buy
Delegate White, was reported by the Clerk.
On motion of Delegate White, the bill was amended one page two, by striking out everything
after the title and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Whereas, The Governor submitted to the Legislature a statement of the State Fund, General
Revenue, dated May 13, 2010, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2009 and further
included the estimate of revenues for the fiscal year 2010, less net appropriation balances forwarded
and regular appropriations for the fiscal year 2010, and an estimate of revenues for the fiscal year
2011, less regular appropriations; and
Whereas, It appears from the Governor's statement of the State Fund - General Revenue
there now remains an unappropriated balance in the State Treasury which is available for
appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011; therefore
That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0165, fiscal year
2011, organization 2100, be supplemented and amended to read as follows:
1Compensation of Members (R)003$1,010,000
2Compensation and Per Diem of 3 Officers and Employees (R)0053,003,210
4Employee Benefits (R)010597,712
5Current Expenses and 6 Contingent Fund (R)021561,392
7Repairs and Alterations (R)064210,410
8Computer Supplies (R)10140,000
9Computer Systems (R)102150,000
10Printing Blue Book (R)103150,000
11Expenses of Members (R)399700,000
12BRIM Premium (R)91329,482
13 Total$6,452,206
The appropriations for the Senate for the fiscal year 2010 are to remain in full force and effect
and are hereby reappropriated to June 30, 2011 with the exception of fund 0165, fiscal year 2010,
activity 005 ($230,921) which shall expire on June 30, 2010. Any balances so reappropriated may
be transferred and credited to the fiscal year 2011 accounts.
Upon the written request of the Clerk of the Senate, the auditor shall transfer amounts
between items of the total appropriation in order to protect or increase the efficiency of the service.
The Clerk of the Senate, with the approval of the President, is authorized to draw his or her
requisitions upon the auditor, payable out of the Current Expenses and Contingent Fund of the Senate, for any bills for supplies and services that may have been incurred by the Senate and not
included in the appropriation bill, for supplies and services incurred in preparation for the opening,
the conduct of the business and after adjournment of any regular or extraordinary session, and for
the necessary operation of the Senate offices, the requisitions for which are to be accompanied by
bills to be filed with the auditor.
The Clerk of the Senate, with the written approval of the President, or the President of the
Senate shall have authority to employ such staff personnel during any session of the Legislature as
shall be needed in addition to staff personnel authorized by the Senate resolution adopted during any
such session. The Clerk of the Senate, with the written approval of the President, or the President
of the Senate shall have authority to employ such staff personnel between sessions of the Legislature
as shall be needed, the compensation of all staff personnel during and between sessions of the
Legislature, notwithstanding any such Senate resolution, to be fixed by the President of the Senate.
The Clerk is hereby authorized to draw his or her requisitions upon the auditor for the payment of
all such staff personnel for such services, payable out of the appropriation for Compensation and Per
Diem of Officers and Employees or Current Expenses and Contingent Fund of the Senate.
For duties imposed by law and by the Senate, the Clerk of the Senate shall be paid a monthly
salary as provided by the Senate resolution, unless increased between sessions under the authority
of the President, payable out of the appropriation for Compensation and Per Diem of Officers and
Employees or Current Expenses and Contingent Fund of the Senate.
The distribution of the blue book shall be by the office of the Clerk of the Senate and shall
include seventy-five copies for each member of the Legislature and two copies for each classified
and approved high school and junior high or middle school and one copy for each elementary school within the state.
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0170, fiscal
year 2011, organization 2200, be supplemented and amended to read as follows:
2Compensation and Per Diem 3 of Officers and Employees (R)005700,000
4Current Expenses and 5 Contingent Fund (R)0213,954,031
6Expenses of Members (R)3991,700,000
7BRIM Premium (R)91350,000
The appropriations for the House of Delegates for the fiscal year 2010 are to remain in full
force and effect and are hereby reappropriated to June 30, 2011 with the exception of fund 0170,
fiscal year 2010, activity 021 ($336,565) which shall expire on June 30, 2010. Any balances so reappropriated may be transferred and credited to the fiscal year 2011 accounts.
Upon the written request of the Clerk of the House of Delegates, the auditor shall transfer
amounts between items of the total appropriation in order to protect or increase the efficiency of the
The Clerk of the House of Delegates, with the approval of the Speaker, is authorized to draw
his or her requisitions upon the auditor, payable out of the Current Expenses and Contingent Fund
of the House of Delegates, for any bills for supplies and services that may have been incurred by the
House of Delegates and not included in the appropriation bill, for bills for services and supplies
incurred in preparation for the opening of the session and after adjournment, and for the necessary
operation of the House of Delegates' offices, the requisitions for which are to be accompanied by
The Speaker of the House of Delegates, upon approval of the House committee on rules, shall
have authority to employ such staff personnel during and between sessions of the Legislature as shall
be needed, in addition to personnel designated in the House resolution, and the compensation of all
personnel shall be as fixed in such House resolution for the session, or fixed by the Speaker, with
the approval of the House committee on rules, during and between sessions of the Legislature,
notwithstanding such House resolution. The Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby authorized
to draw requisitions upon the auditor for such services, payable out of the appropriation for the
Compensation and Per Diem of Officers and Employees or Current Expenses and Contingent Fund
of the House of Delegates.
For duties imposed by law and by the House of Delegates, including salary allowed by law
as keeper of the rolls, the Clerk of the House of Delegates shall be paid a monthly salary as provided in the House resolution, unless increased between sessions under the authority of the Speaker, with
the approval of the House committee on rules, and payable out of the appropriation for
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0175, fiscal
year 2011, organization 2300, be supplemented and amended to read as follows:
1Joint Committee on Government 2 and Finance (R)104$6,758,015
3Legislative Printing (R)105760,000
4Legislative Rule-Making
6Legislative Computer System (R)107902,500
7Joint Standing Committee
9BRIM Premium (R)91320,900
The appropriations for the joint expenses for the fiscal year 2010 are to remain in full force
and effect and are hereby reappropriated to June 30, 2011 with the exception of fund 0175, fiscal
year 2010, activity 104 ($310,375) which shall expire on June 30, 2010. Any balances so
reappropriated may be transferred and credited to the fiscal year 2011 accounts.
Upon the written request of the Clerk of the Senate, with the approval of the President of the
Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Delegates, with the approval of the Speaker of the House of
Delegates, and a copy to the Legislative Auditor, the auditor shall transfer amounts between items
of the total appropriation in order to protect or increase the efficiency of the service.
The appropriation for the Tax Reduction and Federal Funding Increased Compliance
(TRAFFIC) (fund 0175, activity 642) is intended for possible general state tax reductions or the
offsetting of any reductions in federal funding for state programs.
And, That chapter 8, Acts of the Legislature, regular session, 2010, known as the Budget Bill,
be supplemented and amended by adding to Title II, section 1 thereof, the following: TITLE II--APPROPRIATIONS.
1Unclassified - Total096$1,800,000
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0610, fiscal
year 2011, organization 0233, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of
appropriation as follows:
1Unclassified099$366,393
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0256, fiscal
year 2011, organization 0307, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item and increasing
an existing item of appropriation as follows:
7Unclassified099$300,000
43a4-H Camp Improvements941650,000
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0313, fiscal
year 2011, organization 0402, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of
19English as a Second Language528$350,000
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0390, fiscal
13GED Testing (R)339$100,000
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0294, fiscal
year 2011, organization 0431, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of
1Unclassified (R)099$100,000
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0293, fiscal
year 2011, organization 0432, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of
4Unclassified (R)099$105,576
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0296, fiscal
year 2011, organization 0433, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item of appropriation
5aGrants to Public Libraries182$250,000
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0407, fiscal
year 2011, organization 0506, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of
32Health Right Free Clinics727$750,000
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0403, fiscal
year 2011, organization 0511, be supplemented and amended by increasing existing items of
4Unclassified099$200,000
20Title XIX Waiver for Seniors533$5,500,000
36Grants for Licensed Domestic
37 Violence Programs and 38 Statewide Prevention750500,000
From the above appropriation for Unclassified (fund 0403, activity 099), up to $200,000 is
for an At-Risk Youth Program which may only be used to match the Federal Promise Neighborhood
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0430, fiscal
year 2011, organization 0601, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item of appropriation
3aWV Fire and EMS Survivor Benefit (R)939$100,000
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0453, fiscal
year 2011, organization 0612, be supplemented and amended by increasing existing items of
1Personal Services001$670,152
3Employee Benefits 010152,404
5Unclassified099200,404
6Vehicle Purchase451365,400
8Communications and 9 Other Equipment(R)558391,104
10Trooper Retirement Fund605126,538
And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to fund 0589, fiscal
year 2011, organization 0441, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of
1Unclassified (R)099$600,000
The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to supplement, amend, increase and
add items of appropriations in the aforesaid accounts for the designated spending units for
expenditure during the fiscal year 2011.
Delegate Boggs requested to be excused from voting on the passage of S. B. 1024 under the
provisions of House Rule 49.
The Speaker replied that Delegate was a member of a class of persons possibly to be affected
by the passage of the bill but exhibited no direct personal or pecuniary interest therein, and refused
to excuse the Gentleman from voting.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 483), and there were--yeas
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1024) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 484), and there were--yeas 86, nays
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1024) takes effect from its passage.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 111, Providing for annual evaluations of professional personnel in the
public schools; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered
Com. Sub. for S. B. 1002, Relating to annual professional personnel evaluations in public
schools; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third
At the request of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, Com. Sub. for S. B. 1002 was
returned to second reading.
On motion of Delegate M. Poling, the bill was amended on page one, by striking out
everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"That §18A-2-12 and §18A-2-12a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be
amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
(c) For purposes of this section, "professional personnel", "professional" or "professionals",
means professional personnel as defined in section one, article one of this chapter.
amendments thereto, the state board shall consult with the Center for Professional Development
created in article three-a of this chapter. The center shall participate actively with the state board in
criteria to be used to determine whether the performance of each professional meets such standards.
(2) The frequency and duration of the evaluations shall be on a regular basis and of such
frequency and duration as to insure the collection of a sufficient amount of data from which reliable
conclusions and findings may be drawn: Provided, That for school personnel with five or more years of experience, who have not received an unsatisfactory rating, evaluations shall be conducted no
more than once every three years unless the principal determines an evaluation for a particular school
employee is needed more frequently: Provided, however, That for classroom teachers with five or
more years of experience who have not received an unsatisfactory rating, an evaluation shall be
conducted or professional growth and development plan required only when the principal determines
it to be necessary for a particular classroom teacher, or when a classroom teacher exercises the option
of being evaluated at more frequent intervals. (3) The state board shall propose a revision to the professional personnel evaluation process
(A) The state board shall conduct a study of the duties and responsibilities required of school
principals, and assistant principals in schools where they are present, and the time required to
perform these duties and responsibilities. The state board shall present the study and its findings to
the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability;
(B) The state board shall form a task force on professional personnel evaluations to advise
it on needed revisions in state board policy relating to professional personnel evaluations. The task
force shall be comprised of at least the following representatives of the relevant stakeholders: County
boards, superintendents, principals, teachers, parents and the Legislature;
(C) The task force shall be provided a copy of the study and its findings required in paragraph
(A) of this subdivision and shall consider them in making its recommendations to the state board for
the revision of state board policy relating to professional personnel evaluations. The
recommendations of the task force also shall include recommendations related to the personnel time
required to accomplish the process and purposes of the professional personnel evaluations at each level of personnel;
(D) The state board shall report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education
Accountability as requested on its progress on revising its policies related to professional personnel
evaluations and shall submit its proposed revised policy to the Commission along with any
additional recommendations it may have on related changes necessary to accomplish the process and
purposes of the professional personnel evaluations at each level of personnel; and
(E) Personnel evaluations of teachers, principals and assistant principals may not be used as
a factor in determining monetary incentives or compensation. (3) (4) The evaluation shall serve the following purposes:
(4) (5) The standards for satisfactory performance for professional personnel and the criteria
to be used to determine whether the performance of each professional meets such standards and other
criteria for evaluation for each professional position evaluated. Effective July 1, 2003, and
to demonstrate competency, in the knowledge and implementation of these standards, he or she will be subject to an improvement plan to correct the deficiencies; and
(5) (6) Provisions for a written improvement plan, which shall be specific as to what
development, or equivalent education and training approved by the state board.
plan. If the next performance evaluation shows that the professional is now performing satisfactorily, no further action may be taken concerning the original performance evaluation. If the
substitute for daily instruction. and
§18A-2-12a. Statement of policy and practice for the county boards and school personnel to minimize possible disagreement and misunderstanding. (a) The Legislature makes the following findings:
(1) The effective and efficient operation of the public schools depends upon the development
of harmonious and cooperative relationships between county boards and school personnel;
(2) Each group has a fundamental role to perform in the educational program and each has
certain separate, distinct and clearly defined areas of responsibility as provided in chapters eighteen
and eighteen-a of this code; and
(3) There are instances, particularly involving questions of wages, salaries and conditions of
work, that are subject to disagreement and misunderstanding between county boards and school
(b) The purpose of this section is to establish a statement of policy and practice for the county
boards and school personnel, as follows, in order to minimize possible disagreement and
(1) County boards, subject to the provisions of this chapter, chapter eighteen of this code and
the policies and rules of the state board, are responsible for the management of the schools within
their respective counties. The powers and responsibilities of county boards in setting policy and in
providing management are broad, but not absolute;
(2) The school personnel shares the responsibility for putting into effect the policies and
practices approved by the county board that employs them and the school personnel also have certain
rights and responsibilities as provided in statute, and in their contracts;
(3) School personnel are entitled to meet together, form associations and work in concert to
improve their circumstances and the circumstances of the schools;
(4) County boards and school personnel can most effectively discharge their total
responsibilities to the public and to each other by establishing clear and open lines of
communication. School personnel should be encouraged to make suggestions, proposals and
recommendations through appropriate channels to the county board. Decisions of the county board
concerning the suggestions, proposals and recommendations should be communicated to the school
personnel clearly and openly;
(5) Official meetings of county boards are public meetings. School personnel are free to
attend the meetings without fear of reprisal and should be encouraged to attend;
(6) All school personnel are entitled to know how well they are fulfilling their responsibilities
and should be offered the opportunity of open and honest evaluations of their performance on a
regular basis and in accordance with the provisions of section twelve of this article. All school
personnel are entitled to opportunities to improve their job performance prior to the termination or
transfer of their services. Decisions concerning the promotion, demotion, transfer or termination of
employment of school personnel, other than those for lack of need or governed by specific statutory
provisions unrelated to performance, should be based upon the evaluations, and not upon factors
extraneous thereto. All school personnel are entitled to due process in matters affecting their
employment, transfer, demotion or promotion; and
(7) All official and enforceable personnel policies of a county board must be written and
made available to its employees."
There being no further amendments, the bill was read a second time and ordered to third
Delegate Brown announced that she was absent when the votes were taken on Roll Nos. 460
through 465, and that had she been present, she would have voted "Yea" thereon.
At 6:30 p.m., on motion of Delegate Boggs, the House of Delegates recessed until 7:00 p.m.,
The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, with amendments, to take
effect from passage, a bill of the House of Delegates, as follows:
"That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a section,
designated §18-2-38; and that said code be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §18-
5D-1, §18-5D-2 and §18-5D-3, all to read as follows:
(1) The Legislature finds that the ultimate purpose of public education is to create the best
possible environment to foster the teaching and learning process and that this purpose is best
accomplished when professional educators are involved in direct interaction with students.
(2) The Legislature finds further that a number of school committees and school teams have
been created over the years, both by state board policy and by state statute, designed to meet the
needs of a specific time or place and that these committees and teams sometimes linger long after
the specific purpose or need that created them has passed. The time and paperwork required to keep
these committees and teams functioning may create a burden for school personnel in certain
(3) The Legislature finds further that a thorough study is needed to determine the feasibility,
effectiveness and necessity of each of these committees and teams in relation to one other and to the
needs of the students and schools they are intended to serve. (b) State board study.
(1) Therefore, in view of the findings in subsection (a) of this section, it is the intent of the
Legislature that the state board undertake a study of each school committee or school team created
by statute or by state board policy and determine its organizational goals, effectiveness in meeting
those goals, and viability in relation to the demands of time and paperwork it places on principals,
teachers and other school personnel. The study further shall consider alternative ways that the goals
of these teams and committees may be met to involve stakeholders in the education process while
reducing the time demands and the paperwork burden they place on school personnel.
(2) The state board shall report its study findings and recommendations, together with draft legislation to implement the recommendations, to the Legislative Oversight Commission on
Education Accountability and the Joint Standing Committee on Education by November 1, 2010.
§18-5D-1. Purpose. The purposes of this article are as follows:
(a) To facilitate and encourage teacher collaboration by empowering schools to create
alternative decision-making processes that address school and classroom improvement. The intent
is to authorize reorganization or consolidation of certain school committees and teams required by
state board rules, including the Strategic Planning Committee, the Technology Team and the School
Support Team; and
(b) To recognize that schools in this state differ greatly in enrollment, grade configuration,
demographics and student needs and to provide teachers and principals with flexibility to determine
the types of committees and teams that are needed to move the school forward.
§18-5D-2. Waiver application. (a) Request for reorganization. -- A school may submit a waiver application to the state board
to create collaborative teams that may replace the Strategic Planning Committee, the Technology
Team and the School Support Team required by state board rules. Reorganization under this article
may not replace the Student Assistance Team. The waiver application shall include at least the
(1) A description of the collaborative teams including documentation showing how the
collaborative teams address each of the following issues:
(B) Enhancing school and classroom effectiveness; (C) Creating and maintaining involvement and support of stakeholders; and
(2) An explanation of how the existing membership of any committees or teams replaced by
restructured collaborative teams are provided adequate representation in the reorganization and how
the roles, responsibilities and tasks of those replaced committees are included in the reorganization;
(3) Evidence that the employees and stakeholders who are involved in restructured
collaborative teams have entered, or will enter, into a process of professional learning to develop the
necessary knowledge and skills to enhance learner-focused collaboration; and
(4) Evidence that employees and stakeholders have researched viable improvement structures
and processes and that their proposed alternative to the current committee structure is more effective
and better addresses the particular needs of the school, its students and employees.
(b) Approval. -- Before submitting the waiver application to the state board, a school shall
(1) Present to the faculty senate a detailed explanation of the proposed structure, roles and
responsibilities addressed by the reorganization plan;
(2) Provide for the chair of the faculty senate to conduct a vote by secret ballot on the issues
addressed in the reorganization plan;
(3) Obtain a favorable vote for the reorganization plan from eighty percent of the faculty
senate members present and voting after a quorum is established.
(4) Present to the local school improvement council a detailed explanation of the proposed
structure, roles and responsibilities addressed by the reorganization plan;
(5) If the faculty senate vote is favorable and if it meets the percentage threshold established
in subdivision (3) of this subsection, within one week of the vote taken by the faculty senate, provide
for the chair of the council to conduct a vote on the issues addressed in the reorganization.
(6) Obtain a favorable vote for the reorganization plan from eighty percent of the local school
improvement council members present and voting after a quorum is established; and
(7) Obtain approval for the reorganization plan from the county superintendent and the
(c) When a school has met the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, it shall submit
its waiver application to the state board. After review of the waiver application, the state board may
approve the waiver of rules requiring the Strategic Planning Committee, the Technology Team or
the School Support Team. After the state board has reviewed and approved a school's reorganization
plan, the school may institute the plan as presented in its application.
§18-5D-3. Rulemaking. By October 1, 2010, the state board shall promulgate a legislative rule in accordance with
article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this article."
Com. Sub. for H. B. 109 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-38; and to amend said code by adding thereto a
new article, designated §18-5D-1, §18-5D-2 and §18-5D-3, all relating to school teams and school
committees; making legislative findings; requiring state board study; establishing purposes; authorizing waiver of certain state board rules; authorizing creation of collaborative teams in certain
circumstances; creating application and approval process for certain waiver requests; providing for
certain votes; and requiring certain legislative rules."
On motion of Delegate Boggs, the House refused to concur in the Senate amendments and
requested the Senate to recede therefrom.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 1007 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
by adding thereto a new article, designated §18-5C-1, §18-5C-2, §18-5C-3, §18-5C-4, §18-5C-5,
§18-5C-6, §18-5C-7, §18-5C-8, §18-5C-9, §18-5C-10, §18-5C-11, §18-5C-12, §18-5C-13,
§18-5C-14, §18-5C-15, §18-5C-16, §18-5C-17 and §18-5C-18, all relating to the creation of charter
schools; defining terms; establishing legislative findings and purpose; providing that Charter
Innovation Schools are part of the public education system; precluding the state board from capping
the number of schools; providing that provisions should be liberally construed; establishing
autonomy factors; providing application contents, submission, review and approval process;
authorizing memorandums of agreement and charters; providing for the renewal, revocation and
termination of schools; establishing powers and duties; requiring reports; establishing review
factors; providing for site-based governance councils and membership; requiring county board to
serve as fiscal agent for school; allowing site-based governance council to establish staff selection committee in collaboration with county board; providing for admissions and enrollment criteria for
schools; establishing lottery requirements for admission to school; providing for credit transfers;
requiring school district to provide information regarding school; requiring monitoring of schools;
establishing funding requirements; authorizing the receipt of grants and other moneys; requiring the
reporting of grants and other moneys; requiring a study of funding of schools; establishing
transportation requirements; providing for facilities; requiring notice to the county board upon move
or termination of the school; requiring a facilities plan; authorizing rules and emergency rules;
authorizing virtual Charter Innovation Schools; permitting students to participate in extracurricular
activities; and providing for charter transition schools."
At the respective request of Delegate Boggs, the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 1007) was taken
up for immediate consideration, read a first time, ordered to second reading and then referred to the
The Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, and requested the concurrence
Com. Sub. for S. B. 1008 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-17 of the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to gradual implementation of compulsory comprehensive health
screening for students entering kindergarten, third grade, sixth grade and ninth grade; defining terms;
limiting developmental screening; requiring promulgation of legislative rules; and requiring an
analysis of current infrastructure in place to implement requirements."
At the respective request of Delegate Boggs, the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 1008) was taken
The Clerk of the Senate, announced concurrence by the Senate in the amendment of the
House of Delegates, and the passage, as amended, of
Com. Sub. for S. B. 1024, Making supplementary appropriation from State Fund, General
Revenue, to various accounts.
On motion of Delegate Boggs, the following bills, having been placed at the foot of today's
calendar in earlier proceedings, were laid upon the table:
H. B. 118, Making a supplementary appropriation to the Lottery Commission, the Division
of Finance, Public Defender Services, and to the Division of Corrections ,
were granted Delegates Argento, Azinger, Cann, Caputo, Hutchins, Mahan, Reynolds, Schadler, Shook, Sobonya and Stephens.