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Committee approves substitute for SB 284 to expand county board orientation, increase annual training to 12 hours
Summary
The West Virginia Senate Education Committee on March 16 approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 284 that expands county board member orientation and annual training requirements and sent the substitute to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.
The West Virginia Senate Education Committee on March 16 approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 284 that expands county board member orientation and annual training requirements and sent the substitute to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.
Why it matters: the substitute raises the baseline training expectation for county board members and adds fiscal management and federal special-education law to required topics; those changes affect all 55 county boards and determine who approves training and how compliance is reported.
Hank, committee counsel, summarized the substitute: "It requires that any county board member who is unable to attend the initial orientation training…
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