West Virginia House Bill 2515

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-03-04 - To Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to address elementary behavior intervention and safety; specify requirements applicable to when a grade kindergarten through six teacher in an elementary setting determines that the behavior of a student is violent, threatening, or intimidating toward staff or peers or creates an unsafe learning environment or impedes on other students' ability to learn in a safe environment; providing for behavior intervention and safety for students in grades six through twelve; and provide that nothing herein may be construed to be in conflict with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Finally, the bill requires the State Board to adopt a statewide disciplinary policy, to be approved by the Legislature.

Relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety

Del. Joe Ellington [R]	Del. Joseph Statler [R]	Del. Michael Hornby [R]	Del. Kathie Crouse [R]
Del. Jimmy Willis [R]	Del. Lori Dittman [R]	Del. Christopher Toney [R]	Del. Jeff Campbell [R]
Del. Elliott Pritt [R]	Del. Elias Coop-Gonzalez [R]

2025-03-03 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 22) (Y: 92 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-04	Senate	To Education
2025-03-04	Senate	To Education
2025-03-04	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2025-03-03	House	Communicated to Senate
2025-03-03	House	Passed House (Roll No. 22)
2025-03-03	House	Read 3rd time
2025-03-03	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2025-02-28	House	Amendment withdrawn (Voice vote)
2025-02-28	House	Amendment reported by the Clerk
2025-02-28	House	Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
2025-02-28	House	Amendment reported by the Clerk
2025-02-28	House	Read 2nd time
2025-02-28	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2025-02-27	House	Read 1st time
2025-02-27	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2025-02-26	House	By substitute, do pass
2025-02-17	House	To House Education
2025-02-17	House	Introduced in House
2025-02-17	House	To Education
2025-02-17	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18A	5	1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2515&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2515%20intr.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=2515
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2515%20sub.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=2515
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2515%20sub%20eng.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=2515
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/hb2515%20hfa%20hornbuckle%202-28%20_1.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/hb2515%20hfa%20hornbuckle%202-28%20_1%20rejected.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/hb2515%20hfa%20pushkin%202-28.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/hb2515%20hfa%20hornbuckle%202-28.htm
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2025/RS/votes/house/00022.pdf