Rep. Paul Espinosa
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Creating a resort license for the sale of alcoholic liquors and nonintoxicating beers [HB-2979]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a resort license for the sale of alcoholic liquors and nonintoxicating beers throughout the premises of a resort.
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Allowing retired teachers to be employed by a higher education institution [HB-3095]
The purpose of this bill is to allow retired teachers to be employed by a higher education institution, the Higher Education Policy Commission or the Council for Community and Technical College Education without forfeiting their retirement.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to the adoption of instructional resources for use in the public schools [HB-3089]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a transition to the county board of education level of the process for review and adoption of instructional resources required to be used in the schools under the jurisdiction of the county board.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating generally to teacher-pupil ratios [HB-3088]
The purpose of this bill is to remove teacher-pupil ratio requirements for grade six classes, and require the West Virginia Board of Education to collect and report class size information and number of pupils per teacher for grade six classes to the Legislative Oversight Committee on Education Accountability.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Establishing a merit-based Katherine Johnson Hope Scholarship program to provide tuition and fee payments for certain qualified students [HB-3078]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a merit-based Katherine Johnson Hope Scholarship program to provide tuition and fee payments for certain qualified students to attend state community and technical college education programs. No scholarship awards may be made until the program is funded.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to filling vacancies in offices of state officials, United States Senators, Justices, judges, and magistrates [HB-3004]
The purpose of this bill is to require vacancies in offices of state officials, United States Senators, Justices, judges, and magistrates to be filled with an individual of the same political party with which the individual vacating the office was affiliated at the time of his or her election to the vacated office.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to operation and regulation of certain water and sewer utilities owned or operated by political subdivisions of the state [HB-3096]
The purpose of this bill is to allow more local review and control over the operation of, and setting rates, fees and charges for, water and sewer utilities that are owned by political sub-divisions of the state.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Encouraging mastery-based education through the Innovation In Schools program [HB-3061]
The purpose of this bill is to encourage a limited cohort of schools to implement mastery-based education through the Innovation In Education program. The initial cohort size is not more than twenty schools. The Department of Education is given a range of duties from the identification of barriers and potential solutions to developing an incubator process to support schools awarded an Innovation In Schools/Mastery-Based grant. The schools must meet the same requirements and accountability as other Innovation In Education schools.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia relating to education, and providing for the election of members of the State Board of Education [HJR-24]
The purpose of this resolution is to propose an amendment to the State Constitution providing for the election of members of the State Board of Education from the congressional districts, beginning with the general election in the year 2020.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study on the feasibility of light fidelity (“Li-Fi”), [HCR-90]
Study on the feasibility of light fidelity (“Li-Fi”),