West Virginia HB5132 proposes a new method to determine instructional hours per day and school year.

West Virginia HB5132 aims to develop a new model for determining the minimum number of hours per day and per school year to be spent on instructional time. The bill seeks to replace the current 180 mandatory days requirement with a model based on hours. It also addresses the impact of work stoppages or strikes on instructional time and employee pay, prohibiting such actions by public employees. The legislation involves collaboration between the West Virginia Department of Education, the State Board of Education, and county school boards to create this new instructional time model.

West Virginia HB5132 proposes a new method to determine instructional hours per day and school year.

West Virginia HB5132 aims to develop a new model for determining the minimum number of hours per day and per school year to be spent on instructional time. The bill seeks to replace the current 180 mandatory days requirement with a model based on hours. It also addresses the impact of work stoppages or strikes on instructional time and employee pay, prohibiting such actions by public employees. The legislation involves collaboration between the West Virginia Department of Education, the State Board of Education, and county school boards to create this new instructional time model.