Today the Committee on Education passed the Gov's school calendar bill. Presently, the bill has support from both teacher's unions and service personel. If any amendments are added to the bill once in the Senate then most likely the bill will not see the light of day.
The content of the bill is fairly straight forward, County School Boards may set the beginning school date and ending date... this is not the same as leaving the calendar open to allow make of snow days. Rather, the legislation forces counties to establish dates which better suite their individual counties, but with respect to the 200 day work calendar for teachers, the 43 week contract for service personal and May 15 test date for students.
Additionally, in the House Chamber the Governor presented information on Child Protection(CP) legislation. The Gov. has proposed the hiring of 6 additional troopers for the CP Task Force.
And finally, I overheard a young student today as he entered the House of Delegates Chamber for the first time exclaim, "awesome." I agree it is pretty awesome place.
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Delegate Bob Beach
Greetings from Charleston West Virginia and the West Virginia House of Delegates! Throughout the next sixty days of the West Virginia Legislative Regular Session I will attempt to provide you with timely information and light political commentary as only an insider serving in the House of Delegates can provide.Hopefully along the way we can provide you with a sense of the daily life that all legislative members experience while serving in the West Virginia Legislature.
About Me
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- Five term member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Presently, serving as Political Subdivisions Vice Chair. Reside in Morgantown with my wife Rachel and 5 children. Employed as the Executive Director of Garrett College Foundation, Inc. Member of the NRA,USPSA, Farm Bureau and Garrett County Chamber of Commerce
Delegate Bob Beach