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Charleston, W. Va., Monday, March 18, 2013
Prayer was offered by Bishop P. Randall Bowles, Oceana Church of God, Oceana, West Virginia.
Pending the reading of the Journal of Friday, March 15, 2013,
On motion of Senator Unger, the Senate recessed for five minutes to permit Yushi Wang to address the Senate on behalf of the Governor’s School for the Arts and Joshua Clevenger to address the Senate on behalf of the Governor’s Honors Academy.
Com. Sub. for House Concurrent Resolution No. 27--Requesting that bridge number 322-10-28.14 on West Virginia Route 10, crossing the Guyandotte River, currently known as the “West Hamlin Bridge” in Lincoln County, West Virginia, be named the “Army SSGT Arthur N. McMellon Memorial Bridge”.
Com. Sub. for House Concurrent Resolution No. 28--Requesting the Division of Highways to name a two-mile section of County Route 62 in Alkol, Lincoln County, beginning at the intersection of County Routes 62 and 46, and heading east along Route 62 for two miles the “Mud River Pound Punchers Highway”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 40--Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 24-1-3.58 on Route 1 in McDowell County, the "Estel R. Stacy World War II Navy Veteran Memorial Bridge”.
Com. Sub. for House Concurrent Resolution No. 41--Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge located at Lenore, Mingo County, West Virginia, Route 65 milepost 19.63, which was built in 1947, specifically bridge number 1652, the “US Army Staff Sergeant Cornelius Nebo Lackey Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 48--Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 30-3/5-20.12 on County Route 3/5 in Mingo County, the "Albert & Peggie Maynard Memorial Bridge”.
Com. Sub. for House Concurrent Resolution No. 57--Requesting that bridge number 42-219-12.59 on U. S. Route 219 across the Tygart River at Elkwater, Randolph County, West Virginia, be named the “Fire Chief Lyle Ware Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 60--Requesting the Division of Highways to bridge number 30-49-0.01 on Route 49 in Mingo County, the "William S. (Bill) Croaff Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 65--Requesting the Division of Highways to rename the Ruth Bridge over Trace Fork of Davis Creek, bridge number 20-214-5.35 on Route 214 in Kanawha County, the "Jimmie Stewart Pauley Memorial Bridge United States Air Force”.
By Senators Miller, Barnes, Beach, Cookman, Fitzsimmons, Jenkins, Kirkendoll, Laird, McCabe, Snyder, Wells, Williams, Yost, Unger and Stollings:
Senate Bill No. 551--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-13Z-1 and §11-13Z-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to residential solar energy tax credits; applying credit to residential installation of a solar energy system or systems; and extending the tax credit until July 1, 2021.
By Senators Tucker, Chafin, Nohe, Palumbo, Sypolt, Wells, McCabe, Fitzsimmons, Plymale and Stollings:
Senate Bill No. 552--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §39A-4-1, §39A-4-2, §39A-4-3, §39A-4-4, §39A-4-5, §39A-4-6 and §39A-4-7, all relating to creating the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act; providing short title; defining terms; clarifying validity of electronic documents and electronic signatures; providing for recording of electronic documents; requiring any county clerk implementing the provisions of the act to comply with established standards; authorizing county clerks to receive, index, store, archive and transmit electronic documents; authorizing county clerks to allow public access, search and retrieval of electronic documents; allowing county clerks to convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic documents; authorizing county clerks to collect electronically any tax or fee relating to electronic recording of real property documents they are authorized by law to collect; authorizing county clerks to agree with other jurisdictions on procedures or processes necessary for electronic recording of documents; creating the Real Property Electronic Recording Standards Council to develop the standards necessary to electronically record real property documents; authorizing a legislative rule; providing for a report and recommendations to the Legislature; providing that members of the Real Property Electronic Recording Standards Council pay their own expenses; setting forth areas for consideration when adopting or changing standards; providing for uniformity of application and construction of the act; and providing that this act modifies, limits and supersedes certain parts of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
By Senators Beach, McCabe, Miller and Stollings:
Senate Bill No. 553--A Bill to amend and reenact §17-2D-2 and §17-2D-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the continuation of the Highway Design-Build Pilot Program; modifying limitations on design-build projects; requiring identification of design-build projects; and requiring annual reporting.
Senate Bill No. 554--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §51-1B-1, §51-1B-2, §51-1B-3, §51-1B-4, §51-1B-5, §51-1B-6, §51-1B-7, §51-1B-8, §51-1B-9 and §51-1B-10, all relating to authorizing a new court to be known as the Intermediate Court of Appeals; setting forth how judges are to be selected; providing that its judges may not receive additional compensation; setting forth the court’s jurisdictional authority; providing that the Supreme Court of Appeals controls its pleading, practice, procedure, scheduling of terms and adjournment; authorizing the hiring of a clerk of the court and other employees; setting forth the duties of the clerk; providing that the court’s budget be part of the Supreme Court of Appeals’ budget; and permitting appeals to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
By Senators Carmichael, Sypolt and Blair:
Senate Bill No. 555--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §55-19-1, §55-19-2, §55-19-3, §55-19-4, §55-19-5, §55-19-6, §55-19-7, §55-19-8, §55-19-9, §55-19-10, §55-19-11 and §55-19-12, all relating to actions and suits; creating a loser-pays civil justice system; providing for recovery of attorney’s fees by prevailing party and applicability to causes of action and parties; procedure for recovery of attorney fees; rebuttable presumption; election by plaintiff and defendant; revocation of election; dismissal or nonsuit of action; award of litigation costs; liability of attorney; and when this article controls over any other law relating to the award of attorney's fees or other costs of litigation in connection with the civil action.
By Senators Williams, Beach, Cann, Cole, Green, Jenkins, Kirkendoll, Snyder, Sypolt and Stollings:
Senate Bill No. 556--A Bill to amend and reenact §31-15C-2, §31-15C-8, §31-15C-9 and §31-15C-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to broadband deployment projects; clarifying that the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council’s public outreach and education efforts extend beyond unserved areas; revising the council’s guidelines on requests for funding assistance; requiring projects for broadband service involving the construction of a network to meet the revised definition of “broadband” before being approved; revising the criteria for funding assistance applications; providing that projects to promote demand may be on a regional or statewide basis; revising notice and posting requirements; and redefining certain terms.
By Senators Yost, Kessler (Mr. President), Fitzsimmons and Stollings:
Senate Bill No. 557--A Bill to amend and reenact §16-2J-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing continued operation of certain pilot programs after expiration date; and resetting expiration date.
By Senators Walters, Barnes, Blair, Boley, Carmichael, Cole, M. Hall, Nohe, Sypolt, Cookman and Stollings:
Senate Bill No. 558--A Bill to amend and reenact §61-7-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to dangerous weapons; how license to carry deadly weapons obtained; and accepting documentation of current military service or an honorable discharge from any branch of the United States military, reserve or National Guard as equivalent experience toward the training requirement for a concealed weapons license.
By Senators Palumbo, Cookman, Stollings, Fitzsimmons and Miller:
Senate Bill No. 559--A Bill to amend and reenact §49-5-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to expanding circuit court jurisdiction over certain juvenile status offenders.
By Senators Palumbo, McCabe, Wells, Walters, D. Hall, Unger, Beach, Williams and Stollings:
Senate Bill No. 560--A Bill to amend and reenact §18B-18A-1, §18B-18A-2, §18B-18A-3, §18B-18A-9, §18B-18A-11 and §18B-18A-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the West Virginia Research Trust Fund; increasing the recipients of the fund to include all state land grant institutions of higher education; redistribution of moneys; deposit into fund from General Revenue Fund under certain conditions; deadline and consequences for failure to obtain matching funds and donations; legislative rulemaking; and reporting requirement.
By Senators Williams, Unger, Sypolt and Miller:
Senate Bill No. 561--A Bill to establish the Tucker County Cultural District Authority; providing legislative findings; forming the Tucker County Cultural District Authority; providing for appointment of members; providing for organization and bylaws; requiring quarterly meetings; providing for quorum; authorizing proxy voting; providing for parliamentary procedure; providing for certain powers and duties of the board; establishing funding priorities; allowing public and private partnerships; granting certain specific authority to the president of the authority; requiring cooperation of state agencies; and allowing various municipalities, boards, commissions, agencies and others to assist the authority.
By Senators D. Hall, Chafin, Green, Miller, Tucker, Fitzsimmons and Stollings:
Senate Bill No. 562--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-18a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to limiting the student-to-teacher ratio in preschool through twelfth grades and adding additional pay to aides in classrooms over the maximum class size.
By Senators Palumbo and Snyder:
Senate Bill No. 563--A Bill to amend and reenact §61-3-49 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the purchase of scrap metal by scrap metal dealers; and excluding platinum, gold, silver and palladium from the definition of “scrap metal”.
Senators McCabe, Palumbo, Walters, Wells, Unger and Stollings offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 22--Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge on highway U. S. 214 South, Oakhurst Drive and Deer Oaks Road in Kanawha County, BR-0214(011)D, Bridge No. 10730, built in 2011, the “Joseph Albert ‘Joey’ King, Jr., Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, Joey originally started at the fire department to get Anthony interested in something worthwhile and positive. However, he soon realized that he had a knack for what a volunteer fire department does--helping people. He became not only a firefighter, but a great friend to many members of the department. He saw that he could use his mechanical skills to benefit the fire department by caring for the equipment. Most people will never realize how valuable an asset Joey was to the fire department. To his brother firefighters, he was a friend, brother and mentor, with many looking to him for personal advice to help them to get through life. One man stated at the memorial service that Joey was a "First responder" before there was such a thing, the man you wanted at an accident scene. On a lighter note, Joey loved to tease and play practical jokes on others. He enjoyed taking his nieces' sons and granddaughters to his garage, sitting them on his motorcycle, or taking them to the firehouse and putting them in the fire truck. Joey was always there for someone in need. People have said he was the nicest guy they knew and could never be replaced. Never once did he hesitate to help anyone in need of help; and
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the bridge on highway U. S. 214 South, Oakhurst Drive and Deer Oaks Road in Kanawha County, BR-0214(011)D, Bridge No. 10730, built in 2011, the “Joseph Albert ‘Joey’ King, Jr., Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Senators D. Hall, Chafin, Green, Unger, Cole and Stollings offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 23--Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 55-16/40-0.01, in Allen Junction, Wyoming County, West Virginia, the “Reverend Edward and Mary Mullins Memorial Bridge”.
Senators Kessler (Mr. President), Unger, Fitzsimmons, Beach, Williams, Sypolt, Snyder, Wells and Stollings offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 38--Recognizing the many contributions of the thousands of volunteers and paid staff at pregnancy care centers in West Virginia and across the United States.
Whereas, Pregnancy care centers offer women free, confidential and compassionate services, including pregnancy tests, peer counseling, 24-hour hotlines, childbirth and pregnancy classes and referrals to community, health care and other support services; and
Whereas, Pregnancy care centers provide important support and resources for women and their children, including prenatal care and education, ultrasound screenings, pregnancy tests, parenting training, life-skills education and financial management education, as well as the provision of nursery furniture, diapers, diaper bags, infant clothing, maternity clothing and child safety seats; and
Further Resolved, That the Senate extends its sincere appreciation to these committed volunteers and staff who unselfishly work to educate, assist and contribute to the many women, men, children, families and babies that are in their need across West Virginia and the entire United States; and, be it Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the appropriate representative of pregnancy care centers in West Virginia.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 108, Creating Unintentional Pharmaceutical Drug Overdose Fatality Review Team.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 108) passed.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 353, Establishing First Informer Broadcasters Act.
So, two thirds of all the members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 353) takes effect July 1, 2013.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 359, Relating generally to reforming public education.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 412, Relating to removal of elected county conservation district supervisors from office.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 412) passed with its title.
So, two thirds of all the members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 412) takes effect from passage.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 464, Regulating tanning facilities.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Beach, Boley, Cann, Carmichael, Chafin, Cole, Cookman, Edgell, Facemire, Fitzsimmons, M. Hall, Jenkins, Kirkendoll, Laird, McCabe, Miller, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Snyder, Stollings, Tucker, Unger, Wells, Yost and Kessler (Mr. President)--26.
The nays were: Barnes, Blair, Green, D. Hall, Nohe, Sypolt, Walters and Williams--8.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 464) passed with its title.
The bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 358), as amended, was then ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 27, Relating to administration of opioid antidote in emergency situations.
Senate Bill No. 441, Relating to withdrawal of erroneous state tax liens.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 477, Relating to electronic registration of voters.
On motion of Senator Unger, the Senate recessed until 1:30 p.m. today.
Thereupon, on motion of Senator Plymale, the following amendments to the bill were reported by the Clerk, considered simultaneously, and adopted:
On pages one hundred eight through one hundred fourteen, by striking out all of section forty-five and inserting in lieu thereof a new section, designated section forty-five, to read as follows:
(2) “Cocurricular activities” are activities that are closely related to identifiable academic programs or areas of study that serve to complement academic curricula as further defined by the state board.
(q) The amendments to this section during the 2013 regular session of the Legislature shall be effective for school years beginning on or after July 1, 2013, and the provisions of this section immediately prior to those amendments remain in effect until July 1, 2013.;
On pages one hundred seventeen and one hundred eighteen, section five, lines sixty-eight through seventy-six, by striking out all of subdivision (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subdivision, designated subdivision (2), to read as follows:
(2) A faculty senate may establish a process for members to interview new prospective professional educators and paraprofessional employees at the school and or otherwise obtain information regarding applicants for classroom teaching vacancies that will enable the faculty senate to submit recommendations regarding employment to the principal. who may also make independent recommendations, for submission to the county superintendent: Provided, That such process shall be chaired by the school principal and must permit the timely employment of persons to perform necessary duties. To facilitate the establishment of a process that is timely, effective, consistent among schools and counties, and designed to avoid litigation or grievance, the state board shall promulgate a rule pursuant to article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this subdivision. The rule may include the following:
(C) Time lines that will assure the timely completion of the recommendation or the forfeiture of the right to make a recommendation upon the failure to complete a recommendation within a reasonable time;
(E) Such other provisions as the state board determines are necessary or beneficial for the process to be established by the faculty senate.;
On pages one hundred twenty-eight through one hundred thirty-five, by striking out all of section one-d and inserting in lieu thereof a new section, designated section one-d, to read as follows:
§18A-3-1d. Study of alternative certification programs.
The state board shall conduct a study on alternative certification programs, including the effectiveness of the current methods of alternative certification, any improvements needed on current methods of alternative certification and potential additional methods of certification that would enhance the ability of the State of West Virginia to place effective teachers in areas of high need. “Areas of high need” means those subject areas, public schools or geographic areas of the state in which the state board determines that critical teacher shortages exist. The board shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability no later than December 31, 2013.;
On pages one hundred thirty-five through one hundred thirty-seven, by striking out all of section one-e;
On pages one hundred thirty-seven through one hundred forty-three, by striking out all of section two-a;
On pages one hundred sixty through one hundred seventy-four, by striking out all of section seven-a and inserting in lieu thereof a new section, designated section seven-a, to read as follows:
(b) (a) The A county board of education shall make decisions affecting the hiring filling of new classroom teachers vacancies in professional positions of employment on the basis of the applicant with the highest qualifications: Provided, That the county superintendent shall be hired under separate criteria pursuant to section two, article four, chapter eighteen of this code.
(c) (b) In judging qualifications for hiring employees pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section the filling of vacancies of professional positions of employment, consideration shall be given to each of the following:
(2) Amount of experience relevant to the position or, in the case of a classroom teaching position, the amount of teaching experience in the subject required certification area;
(5) (6) Relevant Specialized training relevant to the performance of the duties of the job;
(6) (7) Past performance evaluations conducted pursuant to section twelve, article two of this chapter and section two, article three-c of this chapter or, in the case of a classroom teacher, past evaluations of the applicant’s performance in the teaching profession;
(8) Seniority; and
(7) (9) Other measures or indicators upon which the relative qualifications of the applicant may fairly be judged;
(d) (c) If In considering the filling of a vacancy pursuant to this section, a county board is entitled to determine the appropriate weight to apply to each of the criterion when assessing an applicant’s qualifications: Provided, That if one or more permanently employed instructional personnel apply for a classroom teaching position and meet the standards set forth in the job posting, each criterion under subsection (b) of this section shall be given equal weight except that the criterion in subdivisions (10) and (11) shall each be double weighted. the county board of education shall make a decision affecting the filling of the position on the basis of the following criteria:
(d) For a classroom teaching position, if the recommendations resulting from the operations of subdivisions (10) and (11), subsection (b) of this section are for the same applicant, and the superintendent concurs with that recommendation, then the other provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not apply and the county board shall appoint that applicant notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary.
(e) The state board shall promulgate a rule, including an emergency rule if necessary, in accordance with the provisions of article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement and interpret the provisions of this section, including provisions that may provide for the compensation based on the appropriate daily rate of a classroom teacher who directly participates in making recommendations pursuant to this section for periods beyond his or her individual contract.
(f) Recommendations made pursuant to subdivisions (10) and (11), subsection (b) of this section shall be made based on a determination as to which of the applicants is the highest qualified for the position: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall require principals or faculty senates to assign any amount of weight to any factor in making a recommendation.
(f) (g) With the exception of guidance counselors, the seniority of classroom teachers, as defined in section one, article one of this chapter, shall be determined on the basis of the length of time the employee has been employed as a regular full-time certified and/or licensed professional educator by the county board of education and shall be granted in all areas that the employee is certified, licensed or both.
(h) (i) Guidance counselors and all other professional employees, as defined in section one, article one of this chapter, except classroom teachers, shall gain seniority in their nonteaching area of professional employment on the basis of the length of time the employee has been employed by the county board of education in that area: Provided, That if an employee is certified as a classroom teacher, the employee accrues classroom teaching seniority for the time that that employee is employed in another professional area. For the purposes of accruing seniority under this paragraph, employment as principal, supervisor or central office administrator, as defined in section one, article one of this chapter, shall be considered one area of employment.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, all employees subject to release shall be considered applicants for any vacancy in an established, existing or newly created position that, on or before February 15, is known to exist for the ensuing school year, and for which they are qualified, and, upon recommendation of the superintendent, the board shall appoint the successful applicant from among them before posting such vacancies for application by other persons;
(2) (3) An employee subject to release shall be employed in any other professional position where the employee is certified and was previously employed or to any lateral area for which the employee is certified, licensed or both, if the employee’s seniority is greater than the seniority of any other employee in that area of certification, licensure or both;
(3) (4) If an employee subject to release holds certification, licensure or both in more than one lateral area and if the employee’s seniority is greater than the seniority of any other employee in one or more of those areas of certification, licensure or both, the employee subject to release shall be employed in the professional position held by the employee with the least seniority in any of those areas of certification, licensure or both; and
(4) (5) If, prior to August 1 of the year a reduction in force is approved, the reason for any particular reduction in force no longer exists as determined by the county board in its sole and exclusive judgment, the board shall rescind the reduction in force or transfer and shall notify the released employee in writing of his or her right to be restored to his or her position of employment. Within five days of being so notified, the released employee shall notify the board, in writing, of his or her intent to resume his or her position of employment or the right to be restored shall terminate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, if there is another employee on the preferred recall list with proper certification and higher seniority, that person shall be placed in the position restored as a result of the reduction in force being rescinded.
(k) (l) For the purpose of this article, all positions which meet the definition of “classroom teacher” as defined in section one, article one of this chapter shall be lateral positions. For all other professional positions, the county board of education shall adopt a policy by October 31, 1993, and may modify the policy thereafter as necessary, which defines which positions shall be lateral positions. The board shall submit a copy of its policy to the state board within thirty days of adoption or any modification, and the state board shall compile a report and submit the report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability by December 31, 1993, and by that date in any succeeding year in which any county board submits a modification of its policy relating to lateral positions. In adopting the policy, the board shall give consideration to the rank of each position in terms of title; nature of responsibilities; salary level; certification, licensure or both; and days in the period of employment.
(l) (m) After the twentieth day prior to the beginning of the instructional term, no person employed and assigned to a professional position may transfer to another professional position in the county during that instructional term unless the person holding that position does not have valid certification. The provisions of this subsection are subject to the following:
(m) (n) All professional personnel whose seniority with the county board is insufficient to allow their retention by the county board during a reduction in work force shall be placed upon a preferred recall list. As to any professional position opening within the area where they had previously been employed or to any lateral area for which they have certification, licensure or both, the employee shall be recalled on the basis of seniority if no regular, full-time professional personnel, or those returning from leaves of absence with greater seniority, are qualified, apply for and accept the position.
(1) Boards shall be required to post and date notices which shall be of each opening at least once. At their discretion, boards may post an opening for a position other than classroom teacher more than once in order to attract more qualified applicants. At their discretion, boards may post an opening for a classroom teacher one additional time after the first posting in order to attract more qualified applicants only if fewer than three individuals apply during the first posting subject to the following:
(A) The notices Each notice shall be posted in conspicuous working places for all professional personnel to observe for at least five working days;
(B) The At least one notice shall be posted within twenty working days of the position openings and shall include the job description;
(2) No vacancy shall be filled until after the five-day minimum posting period of the most recent posted notice of the vacancy;
(p) (q) Notwithstanding any other provision of the code to the contrary, where the total number of classroom teaching positions in an elementary school does not increase from one school year to the next, but there exists in that school a need to realign the number of teachers in one or more grade levels, kindergarten through six, teachers at the school may be reassigned to grade levels for which they are certified without that position being posted: Provided, That the employee and the county board of education mutually agree to the reassignment.
(q) (r) Reductions in classroom teaching positions in elementary schools shall be processed as follows:
(s) (t) The county board shall compile, update annually on July 1 and make available by electronic or other means to all employees a list of all professional personnel employed by the county, their areas of certification and their seniority.
(v) The amendments to this section during the 2013 regular session of the Legislature shall be effective for school years beginning on or after July 1, 2013, and the provisions of this section immediately prior to those amendments remain in effect until July 1, 2013.;
On pages two hundred thirteen through two hundred sixteen, by striking out all of section fourteen and inserting in lieu thereof a new section, designated section fourteen, to read as follows:
(1) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section seven, article two of this chapter, every teacher who is employed for a period of time more than one half the class periods of the regular school day and every service personnel person whose employment is for a period of more than three and one-half hours per day and whose pay is at least the amount indicated in the state minimum pay scale as set forth in section eight-a of this article shall be provided a daily lunch recess of not less than thirty consecutive minutes, and such the employee shall not be assigned any responsibilities during this recess. Such The recess shall be included in the number of hours worked, and no county shall increase the number of hours to be worked by an employee as a result of such the employee being granted a recess under the provisions of this section.
(2) (b) Every teacher who is regularly employed for a period of time more than one half the class periods of the regular school day shall be provided at least one planning period within each school instructional day to be used to complete necessary preparations for the instruction of pupils. Such planning period shall be the length of the usual class period in the school to which such teacher is assigned, and shall be not less than thirty minutes. No teacher shall may be assigned any responsibilities during this period, and no county shall increase the number of hours to be worked by a teacher as a result of such teacher being granted a planning period subsequent to the adoption of this section (March 13, 1982).
(2) For grades where students take separate courses during at least four separate periods of instruction, most usually delivered by different teachers for each subject, the planning period shall be the length of the usual class period taught by the teacher, but no less than forty minutes.
(3) (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent prevents any teacher from exchanging his or her lunch recess or a planning period or any service personnel person from exchanging his or her lunch recess for any compensation or benefit mutually agreed upon by the employee and the county superintendent of schools or his or her agent: Provided, That a teacher and the superintendent or his or her agent may not agree to terms which are different from those available to any other teacher granted rights under this section within the individual school or to terms which in any way discriminate among such those teachers within the individual school, and that service personnel a service person granted rights under this section and the superintendent or his or her agent may not agree to terms which are different from those available to any other service personnel within the same classification category granted rights under this section within the individual school or to terms which in any way discriminate among such those service personnel within the same classification category within the individual school.
(d) The state board shall conduct a study on planning periods. The study shall include, but not be limited to, the appropriate length for planning periods at the various grade levels and for the different types of class schedules. The board shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability no later than December 31, 2013.;
That §18-2-23a and §18-2-32 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed; that §18-2E-5c of said code be repealed; that §18-2I-6 and §18-2I-7 of said code be repealed; that §18A-3A-2a and §18A-3A-6 of said code be repealed; that §18-1-4 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §18-2-24 of said code be amended and reenacted; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-39; that §18-2E-5 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §18-2I-1, §18-2I-2, §18-2I-3, §18-2I-4 and §18-2I-5 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §18-3-1 and §18-3-12 of said code be amended and reenacted; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-3-9b; that §18-5-18, §18-5-44 and §18-5-45 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §18-5A-5 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §18A-2-1 and §18A-2-7 of said code be amended and reenacted; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-3-1d; that §18A-3A-1, §18A-3A-2 and §18A-3A-3 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §18A-4-2a, §18A-4-7a, §18A-4-8, §18A-4-8a and §18A-4-14 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §18A-5-2 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §18C-1-2 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §18C-4-1, §18C-4-2, §18C-4-3 and §18C-4-4 of said code be amended and reenacted; and that said code be amended by adding thereto three new sections, designated §18C-4A-1, §18C-4A-2 and §18C-4A-3, all to read as follows:.
Engrossed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 359 was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 359) passed.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 359--A Bill to repeal §18-2-23a and §18-2-32 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to repeal §18-2E-5c of said code; to repeal §18-2I-6 and §18-2I-7 of said code; to repeal §18A-3A-2a and §18A-3A-6 of said code; to amend and reenact §18-1-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §18-2-24 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-39; to amend and reenact §18-2E-5 of said code; to amend and reenact §18-2I-1, §18-2I-2, §18-2I-3, §18-2I-4 and §18-2I-5 of said code; to amend and reenact §18-3-1 and §18-3-12 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-3-9b; to amend and reenact §18-5-18, §18-5-44 and §18-5-45 of said code; to amend and reenact §18-5A-5 of said code; to amend and reenact §18A-2-1 and §18A-2-7 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-3-1d; to amend and reenact §18A-3A-1, §18A-3A-2 and §18A-3A-3 of said code; to amend and reenact §18A-4-2a, §18A-4-7a, §18A-4-8, §18A-4-8a and §18A-4-14 of said code; to amend and reenact §18A-5-2 of said code; to amend and reenact §18C-1-2 of said code; to amend and reenact §18C-4-1, §18C-4-2, §18C-4-3 and §18C-4-4 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto three new sections, designated §18C-4A-1, §18C-4A-2 and §18C-4A-3, all relating to transforming and improving public education; removing outdated language; requiring the State Board of Education, the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education to collaborate in formally adopting uniform and specific college- and career-readiness standards for English/language arts and math; providing methods for determining whether students have met the college- and career-readiness standards; requiring that an explicit focus be embedded in each course on the development of English/language arts and math skills; requiring a twelfth-grade transitional course for both English/language arts and math for students not on track to be college ready; requiring professional development on teaching the college- and career-readiness standards to be included in the State Board’s Master Plan for Professional Staff Development; requiring the state board to require all teacher preparation programs to include appropriate training for teaching adopted standards in at least grades eight through twelve; requiring the use of certain assessments, exams or tests for determining whether a student is to enroll in a remedial course; requiring accountability for increasing the percentage of students who meet the standards and for increasing the percentage of students who are making adequate progress toward meeting the standards; removing requirement applicable to annual county and school strategic improvement plans; modifying requirements for high-quality education standards for student, school and school system performance and processes; modifying requirements pertaining to a comprehensive statewide student assessment program; removing provisions relating to No Child Left Behind annual measures; modifying provisions pertaining to the state annual performance measures for school and school system accreditation; removing provisions pertaining to requiring the standards to include indicators of exemplary student, school and school system performance and progress; eliminating the Process for Improving Education Council; modifying component of system of education performance audits; expanding state board authority pertaining to the Office of Education Performance Audit’s reporting formats; eliminating condition for on-site review; removing prohibition of certain duplicate reviews or inspections; removing provisions pertaining to persons who are to conduct an on-site review; removing list of areas for which the office may not review; modifying provisions pertaining to school accreditation; removing provision allowing a student to transfer from a low-performing school under certain conditions; professional development; establishing clear state-level leadership of professional development; providing findings on the importance of professional development; requiring State Board of Education to develop a master plan for professional development; requiring submission of plan to certain entities; requiring goals to be established and included in the master plan; requiring state board rules; setting forth minimum components of the rule; requiring annual report on the statewide professional development plan; modifying language pertaining to the Strategic Staff Development Fund; modifying State Superintendent of Schools qualifications and removing his or her salary limit; requiring state superintendent to reduce the amount budgeted for personal services, related employee benefits and contractual expenditures related to employment in fiscal years 2014 and 2015; increasing the number of schools to be included in a special community development pilot program; modifying other provisions pertaining to the pilot program; requiring kindergarten and early childhood aides to transition to one of three new assistant teacher positions beginning July 1, 2014; exempting those eligible for retirement before July 1, 2020; requiring early childhood education programs to be made available five days a week for the full day; allowing program to be for fewer than five days per week and less than full day under certain circumstances; allowing parent to withdraw child for good cause; providing for local control of the school calendar; defining terms and establishing findings about the school calendar; requiring a 200-day employment term; limiting beginning and closing dates to forty-eight weeks; requiring one hundred eighty separate days of actual instruction are to be provided for students; requiring twenty noninstructional days; requiring school term to include out-of-calendar days that are to be used for instructional days in the event school is canceled; requiring county policy for adding minutes or days to school calendar for certain purpose; limiting noninstructional interruptions to instructional day; requiring state board or state superintendent approval of proposed county calendar; requiring public meetings for discussions of a school system’s calendar; allowing the state board to grant a waiver to certain code sections that prevent a school system from meeting one hundred eighty instructional days; requiring state board rule to implement the calendar section provisions; modifying provisions pertaining to a process for a faculty senate to submit recommendations regarding employment to the principal; requiring state board to promulgate rule to implement the provisions relating to the process; removing language about faculty senates on instructional support and enhancement days; requiring the local board to provide at least four additional two-hour blocks of time during noninstructional days, with each block scheduled once at least every forty-five instructional days; prohibiting principals from recommending for employment certain individuals that are related to him or her; allowing reassignment of teachers when a vacancy was not foreseen before March 1 based on pupil-teacher ratio; requiring state board to conduct a study on alternative certification programs; providing for salary bonus for classroom teachers with a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards renewal certificate; providing for reimbursement of the renewal certification fee; removing language that limits the number of board-certified teachers who can receive reimbursement per year; modifying process for filling vacancies in professional positions of employment including the criteria to be considered; allowing a county board to determine the appropriate weight to apply to each criterion except when one or more permanently employed instructional personnel apply for a classroom teaching position and meet the standards set forth in the job posting; providing that for a classroom teaching position if the recommendation of the principal and resulting from the faculty senate process are the same and the superintendent concurs, the county board is required to appoint the applicant; requiring state board rule to implement and interpret certain employment provisions; allowing released employees to be hired for certain vacancies prior to the job being posted; allowing for multiple postings within a thirty-day period under certain conditions; allowing reassignment of a teacher within his or her school upon consent of teacher and county board; creating three new types of early childhood classroom assistant teacher positions; assigning a pay grade to the new positions; modifying provisions pertaining to the length of planning periods; requiring state board study on planning periods; clarifying that not all holidays will be counted as a day of the employment term and that pay per pay period cannot change as a result; providing that snow days are not counted as days of employment or days of instruction; providing definitions; scholarships and loan assistance for teachers in critical need areas; creating loan assistance program; determining subject and geographic areas of critical need; requiring legislative rules for program administration; revising eligibility criteria and specifying effective date; determining eligibility and awarding loan assistance; establishing criteria for inclusion in scholarship and loan assistance agreements; requiring payments to be made directly to a lending entity; requiring model contract agreements; specifying loan amount, limits and duration of loan assistance; requiring repayment under certain conditions; specifying excusal from repayment under certain conditions; and making technical corrections and deleting obsolete language.
Pending announcement of meetings of a select committee of the Senate,
On motion of Senator Unger, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at 11 a.m.