SB727 SFAHFAT GRADYEllington #13-7White 2-20Hager3336 Delegate  7871 SenatorEllington Grady moved to amend the bill on pages 3 and 4, section 5, lines 44 through 63, by striking out subdivisionthe (2)title in its entirety and insertingsubstituting intherefor lieu thereof a new subdivisiontitle, (2) to read as follows:(2)follows: A ABILL faculty senate may establish a process for members to interviewamend or otherwise obtain information regarding applicants for classroom teaching, aide, and earlyreenact childhood§18-5A-5 classroomof assistant teacher vacancies that will enable the facultyCode senateof toWest submitVirginia, recommendations1931, regardingas employmentamended; to the principal.

Toand facilitateto theamend establishmentand ofreenact a§18A-4-8b processof thatsaid iscode, timely,all effective,relating consistentto amonglocal schoolsschool andinvolvement counties, and designed to avoid litigation or grievance, the stateemployment boardof shallschool promulgatepersonnel; a rule pursuant to article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a §29A-3B-1 et seq.

ofallowing thisa codefaculty senate to implementinclude theearly provisionschildhood ofclassroom thisassistant subdivision.teachers;

Themodifying rulelanguage shallrelating require that any process established pursuant to thisfaculty subdivisionsenate includecommittee theassignments participation and inputvoting; of one service person when information regarding applicants for aide or early childhood classroom assistant teacher vacancies is being obtained;

thatrequiring the servicefaculty personsenate notto beestablish a busprocess driver;for members to interview or obtain information regarding classroom teacher and early childhood classroom assistant teacher vacancies;

thatrequiring the servicestate personboard beto aninclude aideit orits anrulemaking certain provisions regarding early childhood classroom assistant teacherteachers; when possible;

thatproviding thefor serviceinclusion personof beearly employedchildhood atclassroom theassistant schoolteachers within thetraining; vacancy;

andproviding thatfor noinclusion serviceof personearly applyingchildhood forclassroom theassistant positionteachers be included in the processfaculty beyondsenate hiscommittee orprocess; her role as an applicant for the position.

Theallowing rule also may include the following:(A) A process or alternative processes that a faculty senate may adopt;(B) If determined necessary, a requirement and procedure for trainingrecognition for principals, and faculty senate members or their designees, and service personnel who may participate in interviews and provisions that may provide for the compensation based on the appropriate daily rate of a classroom teacher or of a service person, as applicable, who directly participates in the training for periods beyond his or her individual contract;(C) Timelines that will assure the timely completion of the recommendation or the forfeiture of the right to make a recommendation upon the failure to complete a recommendation within a reasonable time;(D) The authorization of the faculty senate to delegate the process for making a recommendation to a committee of no less than three members of the faculty senate plus one service person meeting the requirements of this subdivision when information regarding applicants for aide or early childhood classroom assistant teacherteachers; vacancies is being obtained;

and(E)requiring Suchthat othertwo provisionsmembers as the state board determines are necessary or beneficial for the process to be established by the faculty senate.;On page 7, section 8b, line 35 after the word “duties”, by inserting the words “including the participating service person required pursuant to §18-5A-5 of this code”;On page 8, section 8b, lines 53 and 54 by striking out the words “recommendation of the faculty senate, if any, shall be double weighted” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “recommendation, if any, of the faculty senate with the participation and input of the service person required pursuant to §18-5A-5sign ofoff thison codeall shallexpenditures; be double weighted”;On page 8, section 8b, line 58, after the word “senate” by inserting the words “with the input and participation of the service person required pursuant to §18-5A-5 of this code”;And,On page 8, section 8b, line 63, after the word “teacher” by inserting the words “and service person”. AdoptedRejected

providing that certain faculty senate reports be provided to county superintendent;

requiring that any review of an individual's evaluations must have that individual's consent;

changing the time frame that the local board must provide for faculty senate and allowing for emergency meetings;

removing the requirement that a faculty senate develop a strategic plan;

requiring the principal to be given an opportunity to interview all qualified early childhood classroom assistant teachers applicants, make recommendations regarding their employment, and requiring state board rule to address who shall be the principal's designee if the principal is unable to participate in the process;

requiring the county board to give the faculty senate the opportunity to interview or obtain information regarding early childhood classroom assistant teacher applicant vacancies;

establishing criterion upon which decisions affecting promotions and filing of the early childhood classroom assistant teacher positions are to be based;

specifying weight to be given to each criterion;

requiring all qualified applicants to be considered together in one group;

requiring appointment of applicant if the principal and faculty senate recommend the same applicant and the county superintendent concurs;

requiring state board rule to implement and interpret certain provisions;

and establishing effective date.   AdoptedRejected