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WV Code § 18-10H-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10H. Albert Yanni Programs of Excellence in Vocational-Technical Education|§18-10H-3. Scholarship Fund for Vocational-Technical Education Students and Educators

Beginning with the school year one thousand nine hundred eighty-nine--ninety, the state Board of Education shall establish a scholarship program for outstanding secondary vocational-technical education graduates to pursue additional post-secondary college work in a related career or technical field. The board may award twenty annual scholarships, not to exceed $2,000 each, based on criteria to be established by the board. Additionally, the board may award fifteen annual scholarships, not to exceed $1,000 each, to outstanding vocational-technical teachers for the purpose of pursing advanced degrees or technical updating of their professional competencies. The criteria for awarding the educator scholarships shall be promulgated by the board. The foundation provided for in section two of this article shall solicit private sector funds for these scholarships.
WV Code § 18-10H-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10H. Albert Yanni Programs of Excellence in Vocational-Technical Education|§18-10H-4. Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Vocational-Technical Education

[Repealed.]
WV Code § 18-10H-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10H. Albert Yanni Programs of Excellence in Vocational-Technical Education|§18-10H-5. Vocational-Technical Education Administrator's Academy

The West Virginia Board of Education shall maintain and expand an annual vocational-technical education administrator's academy. The purposes of this academy are to stimulate excellence in vocational-technical education programming statewide through the development of progressive instructional leadership, planning and program development competencies of vocational-technical education administrators.The board may establish a coordinating committee made up of the Department of Education staff, local vocational administrators and representatives of the vocational-technical education department at Marshall University to plan and administer this program. The nonprofit academy foundation established in section two of this article shall exist to solicit private funds and resources to enhance the operation of the academy.
WV Code § 18-10H-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10H. Albert Yanni Programs of Excellence in Vocational-Technical Education|§18-10H-6. Effective Schools Program in Vocational-Technical Education

The state Board of Education shall establish and operate an effective schools program for vocational-technical education, including introductory vocational-technical courses in middle school grades as appropriate. The purpose of the program is to provide vocational-technical education personnel with resources and staff development for school program improvement based on application of the effective schools research, including components such as instructional leadership, school climate, high student expectations, emphasis on academic and occupational achievement and community and parental involvement. The program shall be coordinated by the bureau of vocational, technical and adult education with the advisement from a committee composed of two vocational administrators, two vocational teachers, one vocational guidance counselor, one educator of vocational teachers, one county school superintendent, one comprehensive high school principal, one academic teacher, two business/industry representatives, one labor representative and one vocational education program completer.
WV Code § 18-10H-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10H. Albert Yanni Programs of Excellence in Vocational-Technical Education|§18-10H-7. Unified Technology Transfer Program

The state Board of Education shall establish a unified technology transfer program for vocational-technical educators, beginning July 1, 1990. This program shall emphasize initiatives designed to improve the transfer of technology through the vocational-technical education curriculum. Such initiatives must impact on improved staff development, curricula and instructional methods reflecting work applications of the new and emerging technologies. The vocational-technical education system must be a catalyst in bridging the gap between high technology and the workplace. Workers for the twenty-first century must know how to install, operate and maintain high technology equipment, systems and processes.The unified technology transfer program shall provide innovative staff development opportunities through the following initiatives:(a) A technical update program for vocational-technical education teachers to learn high technology skills needed to teach the operation, maintenance, or repair of high technology equipment, through placement in industry, formal technical coursework, seminars, teleconferences and other staff development functions;(b) A "Teachers-Teach-Teachers" program to allow the most effective teachers in the state to instruct fellow teachers on how to effectively teach and incorporate high technology skills in the classroom and laboratory;(c) An "Academy Chair" program to allow education or business-industry persons to serve as a resident expert in the transfer of technology, including conducting seminars in educational institutions, teleconferences and in the workplace;(d) A business and education exchange program to allow vocational-technical education teachers to work in a company or business, while the business person teaches in the vocational-technical education program;(e) A beginning teacher internship program to allow new vocational-technical teachers to receive guidance from a mentor teacher in teaching high technology skills, including acquisition of such skills; and(f) A vocational-technical completer capstone experience program that allows talented students an opportunity to learn high technology skills appropriate for their occupational area of study through internship placement in an appropriate business or industry setting.The state Board of Education may formulate policies and procedures designed to implement this section.The foundation provided for in section two of this article shall solicit private sector funds and encourage partnerships to implement this program.
WV Code § 18-10I-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10I. West Virginia Supported Employment Program|§18-10I-1. Findings

(a) The West Virginia Legislature acknowledges that persons with severe disabilities can be productive, contributing members of the community, and that supported employment is a way of accomplishing the goal of employment for many persons with severe disabilities.(b) If persons with disabilities are afforded opportunities to work in socially valued jobs with dignity, opportunities for advancement, and fair pay and compensation, then West Virginians with disabilities will lead more independent and productive lives, pay taxes, and decrease their need for public assistance. Studies have shown that supported employment is cost effective, and it is in the interest of the Legislature and the citizens of West Virginia to experiment within limited resources, through a model program of supported employment for persons with severe disabilities.
WV Code § 18-10I-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10I. West Virginia Supported Employment Program|§18-10I-2. Definitions

(a) "Competitive work" means work performed weekly on a part-time or full-time basis, as determined in each individualized written rehabilitation program, and for which compensation is consistent with the wage standards provided for in the Fair Labor Standards Act.(b) "Division of rehabilitation services" means the state agency created by section one, article ten-a, chapter eighteen of this code.(c) "Integrated work setting" means job sites where one or more nonhandicapped or nondisabled individuals interact with one or more handicapped or disabled employees on a regular basis in the performance of their respective job duties.(d) "Supported employment" means competitive work in an integrated work setting with on-going support services for persons with a severe disability for whom competitive employment has not traditionally occurred or has been interrupted or intermittent as a result of severe handicaps.(e) "Person with a severe disability" means an individual who has a severe physical or mental impairment which seriously limits one or more functional capacities (such as mobility, work tolerance, self-care, self-direction, or interpersonal, communication or work skills) in terms of an employment outcome; and who will require multiple vocational rehabilitation services over an extended period of time.
WV Code § 18-10I-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10I. West Virginia Supported Employment Program|§18-10I-3. Supported Employment Program

(a) Within the available funds as appropriated by the Legislature, the Division of Rehabilitation Services shall establish a model supported employment program in an unserved area of the state. The model program shall be selected through a request for proposal process including proposal review and selection by the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services in cooperation with the state developmental disabilities planning council.(b) The model supported program and existing supported employment programs approved by the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services shall promote employment services to eligible individuals including:(1) Job development services to secure competitive jobs;(2) Services to assist the person with a severe disability in maintaining his or her supported employment position; and(3) Other employment services not funded through the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services federal Title I and Title VI, Part C programs.(c) An existing sheltered workshop shall implement the model program selected to be established, with the advice and consultation of the state developmental disabilities planning council.(d) The Division of Rehabilitation Services shall administer the supported employment program.
WV Code § 18-10I-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10I. West Virginia Supported Employment Program|§18-10I-4. Eligibility; Primary Focus

(a) The primary focus of the supported employment program is providing employment supports for persons with severe disabilities who have never worked or have only worked intermittently due to their disability.(b) To be eligible for the supported employment program, a person must have a severe disability as defined in section one of this article.
WV Code § 18-10J-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act|§18-10J-1. Short Title

This article may be cited as the "Blind Persons" Literacy Rights and Education Act."
WV Code § 18-10J-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act|§18-10J-2. Definitions

The following words used in this article shall be construed as follows:(a) "Blind or visually impaired child" means an individual who is eligible for special education services and who:(1) Has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of vision such that the widest diameter subtends an angular distance of no greater than twenty degrees; or(2) Has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration.(b) "Braille" means the system of reading and writing through touch commonly known as standard English braille.(c) "Individualized education program" and "IEP team" have the meanings provided in Section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1414(d)).(d) "Textbooks and other instructional materials" means any literary or nonliterary works obtained for use in a course of study.
WV Code § 18-10J-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act|§18-10J-3. Individualized Education Program

In developing the individualized education program for a child who is blind or visually impaired, the individualized education program team shall provide for the child to receive instruction in braille and the use of braille unless the individualized education program team determines, after an evaluation of the child's reading and writing skills, needs, and appropriate reading and writing media (including an evaluation of the child's future needs for instruction in braille or the use of braille), that the instruction or use is not appropriate for the child. Nothing in this section requires the exclusive use of braille if other special education services are appropriate to the child's educational needs. The provision of other appropriate services shall not preclude braille use or instruction.
WV Code § 18-10J-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act|§18-10J-4. Standards of Competency and Instruction

Instruction in braille reading and writing shall be provided with the goal of enabling each blind or visually impaired child to communicate effectively and efficiently with the same level of proficiency expected of the child's peers of comparable ability and grade level. The child's individualized education program shall specify:(a) The results obtained from the evaluations required under section three of this article;(b) How braille will be implemented as the primary mode for learning through integration with other classroom activities;(c) The date on which braille instruction will commence;(d) The length of the period of instruction and the frequency and duration of each instructional session;(e) The level of competency in braille reading and writing to be achieved by the end of the period and the objective assessment measures to be used; and(f) If a decision has been made under section two of this article, that braille instruction or use is not required for the child:(1) Documentation that the decision was reached after a review of pertinent literature describing the educational benefits of braille instruction and use; and(2) A specification of the evidence used to determine that the child's ability to read and write effectively without braille instruction is not impaired.
WV Code § 18-10J-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act|§18-10J-5. Instructional Materials

All publishers of textbooks or other instructional materials sold to the state or any local education agency (including post-secondary institutions) shall furnish computer diskettes for literary subjects in the American standard code for information interchange from which braille versions can be produced. Further, the publishers shall furnish computer diskettes in American standard code for information interchange for nonliterary subjects, including natural sciences, computer science, mathematics and music, when braille specialty code translation software is available.
WV Code § 18-10J-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act|§18-10J-6. Teacher Certification and Training

As part of the professional certification process, teachers seeking to become certified in the education of blind and visually impaired children shall demonstrate competence in reading and writing braille. Before issuing a professional certificate to teach the blind and visually impaired, the West Virginia Department of Education shall require that the applicant demonstrate, based upon standards adopted by the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped, library of congress, Washington, D.C., that he or she is proficient in reading and writing braille. This requirement becomes effective July 1, 2000. Teachers already certified in the education of blind and visually impaired children are not required to demonstrate that proficiency in order to retain their certification. Further, the West Virginia Department of Education shall, on a schedule of at least once every three years, make available to all teachers of blind and visually impaired children a continuing education class in reading or writing braille or a college credit course in reading and writing braille, or both. In order to achieve successful completion of a course, a teacher shall demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing braille at a level commensurate with the standards adopted by the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped, library of congress.
WV Code § 18-10K-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10K. West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund Act|§18-10K-1. Transfer of Fund to Department of Health and Human Resources

(a) Effective July 1, 2018, the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund Board as created by the prior enactment of this article is abolished and its powers and duties are transferred to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources in accordance with §9-10-1 et seq. of this code.(b) The rules of the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund Board shall remain in force and effect until the promulgation of new or additional rules by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources, pursuant to §9-10-5 of this code.(c) On the effective date of this section, all records necessary to effectuate the purposes of §9-10-1 et seq. of this code shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources.
WV Code § 18-10L-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10L. Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act|§18-10L-1. Short Title

This article may be known and cited as the "Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act."
WV Code § 18-10L-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10L. Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act|§18-10L-2. Policy; Principles; Projects

(a) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state that:(1) Availability of personal assistance services for persons with disabilities should be increased to enable them to live in their own homes and communities;(2) Recipients of personal assistance will be those with severe disabilities, including mental, sensory or physical impairments, or any combination of impairments, who are in need of assistance to live in a living arrangement of their choice in lieu of a more restrictive setting; and(3) Recipients of personal assistance have the right to make decisions regarding and to control the provision of their personal assistance services. This includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, managing, paying and terminating an assistant's employment.(b) Implementation of the program established in this article shall be based on the following five basic principles:(1) Services may be received where they are needed, either at home or in the community, subject to available funding;(2) Services may be scheduled when they are needed, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, as scheduled or needed on an emergency basis, subject to available funding;(3) Recipients contribute to the cost of services based on their ability to pay;(4) Recipients are granted control over the services provided to the fullest extent possible including how, when and by whom services are provided; and(5) Eligibility shall be based on functional needs rather than on a medical diagnosis.(c) Subject to available funds, other personal assistance projects shall be developed to increase the availability of services throughout the state to serve eligible individuals.
WV Code § 18-10L-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10L. Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act|§18-10L-3. Definitions

The following words and phrases, when used in this article, have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(1) "Personal assistance services" means:(A) Those basic and ancillary services that enable eligible individuals to live in their homes and communities rather than in institutions and to carry out functions of daily living, self-care and mobility;(B) Basic services include, but are not limited to, getting in and out of a bed, wheelchair or motor vehicle; assistance with routine bodily functions, such as health maintenance activities; bathing and personal hygiene; dressing and grooming; and feeding, including preparation and cleanup.(2) "Personal assistant" means an individual of the consumer's choice who provides personal assistance services for the eligible individual.(3) "Recipient" means any individual receiving funds through the Ron Yost personal assistance program.(4) "Ron Yost personal assistance program functional assessment tool" means the written and physical evaluation used to determine eligibility of individuals to receive services and the hours of service to be provided under this article.
WV Code § 18-10L-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10L. Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act|§18-10L-5. Funding

(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund designated the Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Fund. The fund shall be an appropriated account within the Division of Rehabilitation Services and the moneys shall be expended exclusively for the purposes of this article.(b) Funds made available under this article may be used only for the Ron Yost Personal Assistance Program, including planning; designing; delivering; and administering services, functional assessment evaluations, and training. The Division of Rehabilitation Services may use not more than seven percent of the total allocation for administrative costs.(c) The Division of Rehabilitation Services or the contracted program administrator may apply for and use all other funding sources to carry out this program, including state, federal, and other grants and donations.(d) Funds shall be disbursed in a manner that ensures maximum consumer control of the services provided under the program.(e) Personal assistance services shall be available only to the extent funding is available through annual appropriations of state, federal, and other allotted funds.(f) Funds or services provided to eligible individuals by the personal assistance services program under this article is not income to those individuals for any purpose under this code or under the rules of any agency of state government.
WV Code § 18-10L-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10L. Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act|§18-10L-6. Rules

The Division of Rehabilitation Services, as directed by the consumer board, shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, necessary for the effective administration of this article including a sliding scale for funding based on the recipient's, as the employer, ability to contribute to the cost of services.
WV Code § 18-10L-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10L. Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act|§18-10L-7. Report

An annual report shall be filed with the Legislature on or before January 1, of each year, which is to include a summary of the personal assistance services provided under this article and recommendations regarding the program for upcoming fiscal years.
WV Code § 18-10M-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 10M. West Virginia Independent Living Act|§18-10M-1. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "West Virginia Independent Living Act".