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Signed into law 06/2009 | Student Achievement |
P-12,
Postsec. | School Innovation Zones Act
H.B. 109A
Establishes school innovation zones to improve educational performance; authorizes the State Board of Education to designate such zones in schools, groups of schools, departments, or subdivisions of a school or schools; provides for approval of a zone plan by ...
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Signed into law 04/2006 | Economic/Workforce Development |
Postsec.,
Community College | Consortium for Undergraduate Research and Engineering
H.B. 4690
Provides legislative findings and intent related to the West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Provides legislative intent to encourage collaboration between West Virginia University Institute of Technology, West Virginia University, Marshall Unive...
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Signed into law 05/2005 | Curriculum |
P-12 | Healthy Foods, Physical Education Requirements
H.B. 2816
Adds a new article, designated §5-1E-1, §5-1E-2, §5-1E-3, §5-1E-4 and §5-1E-5; and amends and reenacts §18-2-6a and §18-2-7a, all relating to promoting healthy lifestyles; creating a Healthy Lifestyles Office in the Department of Education and the Arts; establ...
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Signed into law 04/2005 | Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
P-12 | Local Government Flexibility Act
S.B. 419
Creates a pilot program; cites the Local Government Flexibility Act of 2005; relates to the ability of local government and school districts to request waivers. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2005_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/SB419%20SUB1.htm...
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Signed into law 03/2004 | Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
P-12 | School Improvement
H.B. 4001- Mult. Sections - School Improvement
Requires the department to make available through its web site or the West Virginia education information system an electronic unified school improvement plan boilerplate designed for use by all schools to develop a unified school improvement plan which incorp...
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