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By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Two bills intended to fulfill Gov. Jim Justice’s pledge to set aside $150 million to offset future cost increases for PEIA health insurance benefits were headed to the Senate on Tuesday after passing the House of Delegates by wide margins — despite concern that one of the bills poses a $16 million unfunded mandate for state colleges and universities.
The governor’s bill to transfer $105 million in 2018-19 budget surplus into the new...
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
West Virginia students could see the number of instructional days they receive each school year reduced from 180 to 170 under House Bill 2433, which is being considered by the House of Delegates.
County boards of education also would be banned from starting classes before Sept. 1 or ending them after May 31, although schools operating on “balanced,” often called year-round, calendars would be exempt.
The legislation would keep the...
By Jeff Jenkins, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would allow home school students to participate in public school sports is now lined up to pass the House of Delegates this week.
Delegate Joe Ellington, R-Mercer, made a motion during Monday’s House floor session that HB 3127, also known as the Tim Tebow bill, be discharged from the House Education Committee where it stalled last week. The motion was approved on a voice vote.
“It’s something...
By Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House Finance Committee passed two bills aimed at generating the $150 million that Gov. Jim Justice promised to shore up the Public Employees Insurance Agency.
One of the bills would revamp the PEIA reserve fund while also creating a new PEIA Rainy Day Fund.
They are meant to be savings accounts for the Public Employees Insurance Agency to prevent cuts or premium increases in hard times. The PEIA...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Calling it the “landmark” legislation of this legislative session, members of the House of Delegates Education Committee passed a bill Thursday morning making major changes to the public school calendar when it comes to when students start and end school.
The bill, HB 2433, was originally drafted to mandate the school year for students take place between Labor Day and Memorial Day. The committee amended to make it date specific. The bill would now...