2024 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB5553: To provide and change graduation requirements and change duties relating to academic content standards

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to require all West Virginia high school students to requiring students to pass a minimum of one credit of computer science and technology courses, establish requirements for the classes, establish rulemaking, and create teaching positions, and requirements for those teaching positions.

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Bill History

2/9/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
2/9/2024
To Education
House of Delegates
2/9/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/9/2024
To House Education
House of Delegates
2/15/2024
By substitute, do pass
House of Delegates
2/16/2024
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
2/16/2024
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
2/19/2024
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
2/19/2024
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
2/20/2024
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
2/20/2024
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
2/20/2024
Passed House (Roll No. 241)
House of Delegates
2/20/2024
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
2/21/2024
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/21/2024
To Education
Senate
2/21/2024
To Education
Senate
3/6/2024
Reported do pass, with amendment
Senate
3/6/2024
Immediate consideration
Senate
3/6/2024
Read 1st time
Senate
3/7/2024
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/7/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/8/2024
On 3rd reading with right to amend
Senate
3/8/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/8/2024
Committee amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
Senate
3/8/2024
Grady floor amendment reported
Senate
3/8/2024
Woodrum amendment to amendment adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
3/8/2024
Grady floor amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
3/8/2024
Passed Senate (Roll No. 454)
Senate
3/8/2024
Woodrum title amendment adopted
Senate
3/8/2024
Senate requests House to concur
Senate
3/9/2024
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/9/2024
House refused to concur and requested Senate to recede (Roll No. 711)
House of Delegates
3/9/2024
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates

Amendments

hb5553 sfat woodrum _1 3-8

hb5553 sfat woodrum _1 3-8

3/8/2024Not Adopted

hb5553 sfa woodrum _1 3-8

hb5553 sfa woodrum _1 3-8

3/8/2024Not Adopted

hb5553 sfa woodrum _1 3-8 adopted

hb5553 sfa woodrum _1 3-8 adopted

3/8/2024Adopted

hb5553 sfat woodrum _1 3-8 adopted

hb5553 sfat woodrum _1 3-8 adopted

3/8/2024Adopted

hb5553 sfa grady _1 3-6

hb5553 sfa grady _1 3-6

3/6/2024Not Adopted

hb5553 sfa grady _1 3-6 as amended

hb5553 sfa grady _1 3-6 as amended

3/6/2024Not Adopted

hb5553 sfa grady _1 3-6 adopted

hb5553 sfa grady _1 3-6 adopted

3/6/2024Adopted

hb5553 s ed am _1 3-5 withdrawn

hb5553 s ed am _1 3-5 withdrawn

3/5/2024Not Adopted

hb5553 s ed am _1 3-5

hb5553 s ed am _1 3-5

3/5/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House refused to concur and requested Senate to recede (Roll No. 711)
3/9/2024
78
Yea
21
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 454)
3/8/2024
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 241)
2/20/2024
89
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/20/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197017.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197019.3 KB