SB 83
Reducing number of days required for certain educators to apply for full-time employment
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House of Delegates
- To Governor
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Bill overview
This bill aims to shorten the time substitute teachers, excluding retired educators, need to work to qualify for permanent, full-time employment in West Virginia schools. Specifically, it reduces the number of days of substitute teaching required to accrue seniority for full-time employment applications to 133 days. The bill also outlines criteria for evaluating teacher qualifications, including certification, experience, and performance evaluations, and establishes procedures for filling vacancies, prioritizing recommendations from principals and faculty senates. It also addresses seniority determination and layoff procedures.
Key provisions
- Reduces the required days of substitute teaching for seniority to 133 days.
- Outlines criteria for evaluating teacher qualifications, including certification, experience, and performance.
- Prioritizes recommendations from principals and faculty senates when filling vacancies.
- Establishes procedures for determining seniority, particularly in cases of identical seniority dates.
- Details layoff procedures, emphasizing qualifications and performance evaluations.
- Specifies how seniority will be handled for guidance counselors and other professional employees.
- Addresses the process for posting vacancies and ensuring a diverse pool of applicants.
- Provides a mechanism for reassignment of classroom teachers to different grade levels within a school.
Who is affected
- Substitute Teachers
- County Boards of Education
- Classroom Teachers
- Principals
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