Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB2394%20intr.htm&yr=2012&sesstype=RS&i=2394
Timestamp: 2018-03-20 06:00:34
Document Index: 16402249

Matched Legal Cases: ['§18', '§18', '§18', '§18', '§18', '§18']

(By Delegates Fleischauer, Miley
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-5-9; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-1-12, all relating to the protection of the academic speech of professional educators.
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-5-9; and that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-1-12, all to read as follows:
§18A-5-9. Academic freedom.
An employee in West Virginia public schools may not be disciplined, denied employment or denied promotion based upon his or her speech, research or writing related to public issues: Provided, That nothing herein protects speech or actions that constitute a crime or otherwise prohibited by law. This section does not limit a school board’s rights to set curriculum and academic standards.
§18B-1-12. Academic freedom.
A professional educator employed by a West Virginia public higher education institution may not be disciplined, denied employment or denied tenure based upon the content of his or her speech, research or writing related to his or her academic employment: Provided, That nothing herein protects actions that constitute a crime or otherwise prohibited by law. This section does not limit an institution’s rights to set and enforce standards for academic scholarship, research methods and practices.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to protect academic speech of professional educators.