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Senate narrowly approves bill asserting legislative oversight of State Board of Education rulemaking, 19-15
Summary
Senate Bill 705 passed 19-15 after a heated floor debate over whether the Legislature may assert primacy over the State Board of Education's rulemaking authority; opponents cited the West Virginia Supreme Court's Heckler decision and voter rejection of a 2022 constitutional amendment.
The West Virginia Senate on March 25 passed Senate Bill 705 by a 19-15 vote, a measure that requires new legislative review and submission to the full Legislature of certain rules proposed by the State Board of Education and shortens the effective-notice timeframe for emergency rules issued by the board.
The bill’s sponsor, Junior Senator from the Fifteenth, told the Senate the measure “ensures accountability under the legislature's primacy of authority provided by the West Virginia constitution,” and urged passage.…
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