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This bill modifies the process by which the West Virginia Board of Education creates and submits rules to the Legislature, reinforcing legislative oversight of educational rule-making. The bill establishes that while the Board of Education has the authority to promulgate rules under its supervisory duties, the Legislature maintains ultimate authority to review, approve, amend, or reject these rules. Key provisions include requiring the Board to submit new rules to the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee, providing a 15-month window for legislative review during which the rule will not become effective, and detailing specific requirements for submitting emergency rules. The bill also includes legislative findings that emphasize the Legislature's constitutional primacy in education, clarifying that while the Board can create rules, the Legislature retains the power to supervise and potentially modify those rules. Additionally, the bill adjusts procedural elements such as reducing the time frame for filing emergency rules and establishing more specific review processes, with the goal of ensuring more transparent and accountable educational rule-making in West Virginia.

Education, Justice

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