Legislation

Daily Legislative Update: March 1, 2023

*** KEEP CALLING AND EMAILING TO OPPOSE SB 268, THE PEIA BILL****

Today is the 50^th day of the session, referred to as crossover day. Bills must be passed today from their house of origin in order to proceed.

-Senate Floor

Third Reading

Com. Sub. for S. B. 593 - Mandating cost of living salary adjustment policy for state employees

First Reading

Eng. H. B. 2597 - Amending performance evaluations of professional personnel

Eng. H. B. 3547 - Increasing the number of personal leave days that county board of education employees may use

Eng. H. B. 3548 - Relating

Daily Legislative Update: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

-Senate Floor

Third Reading

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 422 - Requiring public schools to publish curriculum online at beginning of each new school year. The bill was passed as amended below and now moves to the House for consideration.

Senator Grady moved to amend the bill on page 1, section 27, lines 1-8, by striking out all of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a), to read as follows:

1. Each public school shall ensure that the adopted, up-to-date, county adopted classroom curriculum is posted on the school’s internet

The PEIA Cost Shifting Bill  (aka SB 268) is being rapidly moved through the legislative process. 

Here's an overview: 

Þ SB 268 is a comprehensive bill that affects 230,000 plan participants of PEIA in many different ways.

Þ SB 268 will result in a 26% premium increase for all active PEIA participants beginning July 1, 2023.

Þ Short-term and long-term effects to retiree and non-state coverage is unknown.

Þ SB 268 places a “marriage penalty” on active participants whose spouse has access to health insurance through an employer, regardless of the level or cost of that option. PEIA has reported the

Daily Legislative Update: Monday, February 27, 2023

Senate Floor

-These bills were on third reading and passed the Senate today.

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 628 - Revising provisions related to public charter schools

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 667 - Requiring periodic performance audits of WV Secondary Schools Athletic Commission

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 688 - Allowing BOE to hire retired teachers to assist with tutoring

-Second Reading  (At press time the Senate had not taken up these bills yet. The Senate is scheduled to go back on the floor at 5:00 PM) )

Com. Sub. for S. B. 422 - Requiring public

Two weeks are left in the 2023 Legislative Session, and we are approaching Crossover Day this Sunday. Things are moving fast, and we expect this pace to continue. 

Click here to read the AFT-WV Legislative Update for 2-24-23. 

Legislative Update for Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023

House Floor Action:

The following bills were finally read a third time today and passed the House. They now move to the Senate for consideration.

• HB 2607 – Clarify that vehicles with a capacity larger than 10 passengers may be used to transport students provided that no more than 10 passengers may be transported at one time
• HB 3376 – Relating to changing the term teacher in residence to clinical teacher of record
• HB 3547 – Increasing the number of personal leave days that county board of education employees may use from 4 or 5.
• HB 3548 – Relating to

Legislative Update for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023

House Floor Action:

The following bills were supposed to be on third reading today after being removed from the 8 PM session calendar last night. However, they’ve been moved to the inactive calendar (special calendar) for the time being.

• HB 2607 – Clarify that vehicles with a capacity larger than 10 passengers may be used to transport students provided that no more than 10 passengers may be transported at one time
• HB 3376 – Relating to changing the term teacher in residence to clinical teacher of record
• HB 3547 – Increasing the number of personal

Legislative Update for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023

House Floor Action:

• Com Sub for SB 10, which will permit firearms to be carried on higher education campuses, passed 84-13 in the House today.

The following bills remain on the calendar on third reading to be taken up during the 8 PM floor session tonight.

• HB 2607 – Clarify that vehicles with a capacity larger than 10 passengers may be used to transport students provided that no more than 10 passengers may be transported at one time
• HB 3376 – Relating to changing the term teacher in residence to clinical teacher of record
• HB 3547 – Increasing the

We are past the halfway point for the 2023 Legislative Session, and still waiting for a number of bills to be considered by the Finance Committees of each chamber. 

Read what bills have advanced through the committees and each chamber in AFT-WV's Legislative Update: February 16, 2023. 

We are nearing the halfway point in the 2023 legislative session, and the volume of bills continues to grow. 

Get the latest news from the Capitol in this week's Legislative Update for February 10, 2023.