SB 155 — Relating to adjunct teaching permits

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION IntroducedEnrolled Senate Bill 155 ByBYS SenatorsENATORSG Grady,RADY, Deeds,EEDS, Taylor,AYLOR and,ANDW WillisILLIS [Introduced[Passed JanuaryMarch 14, 2026;

referredin toeffect the90 Committeedays onfrom Education]passage Intr(June 12, 2026)] Enr SB 155 AAN BILLACT to amend and reenact §18A-3-2a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;

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providing that adjunct teacher permit is valid for one year;

requiring a county board of education to repost the position each year that it seeks to employ an individual under an adjunct teaching permit;

providing that renewal of the permit is contingent upon the teacher's performance meeting a basic standard as determined by an evaluation;

Enr SB 155 ARTICLE 3.

Eng CS for SB 911 §18A-3-2a.

and Enr SB 155 (iii) Is recommended for a certificate in accordance with the provisions of §18A-3-1i of this code relating to the program;

2 Intr SB 155 (i) Submits to a criminal history check pursuant to §18A-3-10 of this code:

Enr SB 155 (4) Teaching certificates granted pursuant to §18A-3-2a(a)(1)(C) of this code shall be equivalent to certificates granted to graduates of teacher preparation programs at public higher education institutions.

3 Intr SB 155 (b) Alternative program teacher certificate.

Enr SB 155 (3) The initial professional administrative certificate is issued provisionally for a period of five years.

4 Intr SB 155 (d) Paraprofessional certificate.

Enr SB 155 (B) The person completes an orientation program designed and approved in accordance with state board rules.

— 5 Intr SB 155 (1) A clinical teacher of record permit may be issued to a candidate who is enrolled in a clinical teacher of record program in accordance with an agreement between an institution of higher education and a county board.

Enr SB 155 (2) The State Superintendent shall deny a temporary teaching certificate to an individual described in paragraph (1) of this subdivision for fraud, material misrepresentation or concealment in the person’s application for a temporary teaching certificate or for a conviction for which an individual’s teaching certificate may be revoked under §18A-3-6 of this code.

6 Intr SB 155 (3) A temporary teaching certificate issued under paragraph (1) of this subdivision is valid for one year and may be renewed for additional one-year terms if the State Superintendent determines the individual holding the temporary teaching certificate continues to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subdivision.

All requirements of this section other than the requirement for a criminal history check pursuant to §18A-3-2b(b)(2) of this code apply separately to each year of employment under an adjunct teaching permit.

Enr SB 155 (1) The individual has at least four years of experience in the content area in which the individual intends to teach through employment experience or has a college degree in that content area:

7 Intr SB 155 (3) The individual has not been convicted of a felony or plead guilty or plead no contest to a felony charge or convicted, plead guilty, or plead no contest to any charge involving sexual misconduct with a minor or a student.

(c) An adjunct teacher permit is valid for one year from the date of issuance,issuance. but renewable if the teacher’s performance meets a basic standard as determined by an evaluation.

Each year that a county board seeks to employ an individual under an adjunct teaching permit, the county board shall repost the position.

Renewal of the permit is contingent upon the teacher’s performance meeting a basic standard as determined by an evaluation.

whether any retirement, health Enr SB 155 insurance, or any other type of benefit will be provided and if so exactly what those benefits will be;

and (7) The individual shall complete the harassment, intimidation, and bullying training, and preventing child sexual abuse training required by state board policy 4373, and education on the 8 Intr SB 155 warning signs and resources to assist in suicide prevention pursuant to §18-2-40 of this code within the first 90 days of employment.

Enr SB 155 (g) A county board shall post a vacant adjunct teacher position pursuant to §18A-4-7a(q) of this code.

Enr SB 155 The Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Delegates hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.

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Clerk of the Senate ...............................................................

Clerk of the House of Delegates Originated in the Senate.

In effect 90 days from passage.

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President of the Senate ...............................................................

Speaker of the House of Delegates __________ The within is ................................................

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Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026.

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