Relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety
HB 2515 requires West Virginia K-6 teachers to document and report student behavior that is violent, threatening, intimidating, or creates an unsafe learning environment. Teachers must file a report in the WVEIS system within 24 hours of excluding a student, and students excluded three times in a month may face in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, or alternative learning center placement. The bill clarifies it does not conflict with federal disability laws (IDEA and Section 504) and prohibits suspending students solely for absenteeism. It also mandates the State Board adopt a statewide disciplinary policy for grades 6-12. This directly affects elementary school teachers, students with disruptive behavior, and school administrators managing discipline.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Committee Substitute
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The bill text was updated to reflect its progression from a 'Committee Substitute' to an 'Engrossed Version,' indicating it has passed the committee stage and is ready for further legislative action. The substantive policy language regarding student behavior, disciplinary procedures, and the State Board's authority to adopt a statewide policy remains unchanged in this specific diff.
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The document title and version labels were updated to show the bill is now the 'Engrossed Version' rather than the 'Committee Substitute.'
The origin date line was slightly rephrased to include a semicolon for better grammatical flow.
A summary note explaining the bill's purpose and a disclaimer about strike-throughs were removed, likely because this text represents the clean, final version of the bill text.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 3, 2025
How they voted
92–4
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 100
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic9
55% Yea
R
Republican91
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
To Education
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 22)
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Amended
Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Amendment reported by the Clerk
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
To House Education
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
To Education
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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