West Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

SB 146 — Creating adult education taskforce

Last action — Chapter 101, Acts, Regular Session, 2024

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

45 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill SB 146 establishes a taskforce to explore direct funding options for adult education learning centers, adding details about its membership and reporting requirements. Notably, this taskforce will now submit its recommendations to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability instead of the Legislature. This change ensures that the taskforce’s findings will have oversight from a dedicated commission, potentially leading to more effective funding strategies. Additionally, a sunset date for the taskforce was established, which means it will be evaluated for effectiveness after a certain period.

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SB146 SFA TAKUBO #1 3-7Hager  7871 Senator Takubo moved to amend the House amendment to the bill on page 1, subsection (c), by striking out the words “Chancellor for Community and Technical College Education” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “State Superintendent of Schools, in consultation with the Chancellor for Community and Technical College Education”.   AdoptedRejected
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Enrolled Senate Bill 146 By Senators Rucker, Oliverio, Phillips, Roberts, Swope, and Hamilton [Passed March 9, 2024;
in effect 90 days from passage] Enr SB 146 AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-19e, relating to requiring the State Superintendent of Schools to create a taskforce to consider options for direct funding of adult education learning centers;
declaring legislative findings;
providing for membership and meetings of the taskforce;
establishing deadlines for the taskforce to be created, to begin its meetings, and for submitting a report of recommendations to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability;
and establishing sunset date.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 5.
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
§18-5-19e.
Adult education taskforce.
(a) The Legislature finds that:
(1) While adult learning centers are part of the West Virginia Department of Education, that department is not obligated to fund these adult learning centers;
(2) Funding for adult learning centers derives its income from many areas without any regularity;
(3) A taskforce to study and consider funding options, the existing funding sources, and the best approach to provide direct funding for the adult learning centers would stabilize the regularity of funding these centers.
(b) The State Superintendent of Schools shall establish in the West Virginia Department of Education a taskforce to consider options for direct funding of adult education learning centers.
(c) The taskforce shall include at a minimum the State Superintendent of Schools, or his or her designee, the head of the adult education learning centers, and geographically diverse representatives from the community, including, but not limited to, representation from business and the community college system, appointed by the State Superintendent of Schools, in consultation with the Chancellor for Community and Technical College Education.
(d) The State Superintendent of Schools shall determine the number of members of the 1 Enr SB 146 taskforce and eligibility to serve.
(e) The meetings of the taskforce shall be open to the public and follow the Open Governmental Meetings Act.
(f) The taskforce shall be created and begin its meetings on or before July 1, 2024, and submit a report of recommendations to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability by December 1, 2024.
(g) The provisions of the section shall sunset on December 31, 2025.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 101, Acts, Regular Session, 2024

  2. Approved by Governor 3/27/2024

  3. To Governor 3/19/2024

  4. Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/19/24 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/19/2024 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 735)

  12. House received Senate message

  13. Senate requests House to concur

  14. Senate amends House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 426)

  15. House Message received

  16. Communicated to Senate

  17. Passed House (Roll No. 494)

  18. Read 3rd time

  19. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  20. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  21. Amendment reported by the Clerk

  22. Read 2nd time

  23. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  24. Read 1st time

  25. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  26. With amendment, do pass

  27. To House Education

  28. To Education

  29. Introduced in House

  30. Ordered to House

  31. Passed Senate (Roll No. 7)

  32. Read 3rd time

  33. On 3rd reading

  34. Read 2nd time

  35. On 2nd reading

  36. Read 1st time

  37. Immediate consideration

  38. Committee reference dispensed

  39. Introduced in Senate

  40. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 92 Yea · 4 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 61203
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 23201
Total 92404
% of votes cast 92%4%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Ross — Yea
Forsht — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Foster — Yea
Kump — Yea
Linville — Yea
Smith — Yea
Griffith — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Martin — Yea
Summers — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Warner — Yea
Nestor — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Devault — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Winzenreid — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Householder — Yea
Fast — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Longanacre — Nay
Tully — Nay
Steele — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Nay
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Not Voting
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Nay
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Not Voting
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Not Voting
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 94 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 63102
Unaffiliated 25100
Democrat 6002
Total 94204
% of votes cast 94%2%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Kump — Yea
Ross — Yea
Forsht — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Foster — Yea
Linville — Yea
Longanacre — Yea
Smith — Yea
Griffith — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Martin — Yea
Summers — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Tully — Yea
Nestor — Yea
Warner — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Devault — Yea
Householder — Yea
Winzenreid — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Fast — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Steele — Nay
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
Joey Garcia Democrat Not Voting
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Not Voting
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Not Voting
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Not Voting
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Nay
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Unaffiliated 15002
Democrat 1000
Total 32002
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
MARONEY — Not Voting
STOVER — Yea
MARTIN — Yea
STUART — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
CAPUTO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
PHILLIPS — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
HUNT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
KARNES — Not Voting
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Amy Grady Republican Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Laura Wakim Chapman Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Vince Deeds Republican Yea

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Who sponsors SB 146?
SB 146 is sponsored by Swope, Rollan A. Roberts (Republican), Phillips, Mike Oliverio (Republican), Patricia Rucker (Republican), and Bill Hamilton (Republican).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.
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