(a) From funds appropriated, the Department of Education may pay the moving expenses for a teacher who meets the following criteria:
(1) The teacher's position was eliminated as part of a reduction in force by a West Virginia county school board;
(2) The teacher has secured employment for a West Virginia county school board in another county;
(3) The teacher has moved his or her residence to the West Virginia county in which he or she has gained employment or to an adjacent county in West Virginia;
(4) The teacher is to be employed in a county where shortages exist either in numbers of teachers or in subject matter areas as determined by the state board; and
(5) As a result of the new employment, it would be impractical for the teacher to maintain his or her previous residence.
(b) The reimbursement shall be for actual expenses and shall not exceed $2,500, subject to the availability of funds.
(c) Each county board of education shall send the state board by May 1, annually, a report that includes:
(1) The available teacher positions in the county;
(2) Any shortages in subject matter areas in the county; and
(3) The name of all teachers reduced in force: Provided, That the teacher has permitted the county board to submit his or her name.
(d) The state board shall compile a report including all information submitted to the state board based on the reports provided in subsection (c) of this section. The state board shall send this report to each county board of education. Additionally, the state board shall send a letter to all teachers reduced in force. This letter shall identify all teacher positions available in West Virginia and identify those counties where shortages exist either in numbers of teachers or in subject matter areas.
(e) The state board shall promulgate a rule pursuant to the provisions of article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code that implements the provisions of this section. The rule shall include, but is not limited to:
(1) Standards sufficient to define and measure the criteria set forth in subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) A procedure for allocating the funds if the funds appropriated are insufficient.
(f) Nothing in this section shall require any level of appropriation by the Legislature.
(g) The state board shall report to the Legislature by January 1, of each year on the number of teachers being reimbursed.
(h) This section shall expire on July 1, 2005, unless continued by the Legislature.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 4. Salaries, Wages and Other Benefits
§18A-4-2. State Minimum Salaries for Teachers
§18A-4-2a. State Minimum Salary Bonus for Classroom Teachers With National Board Certification
§18A-4-3. State Minimum Annual Salary Increments for Principals and Assistant Principals
§18A-4-4. Minimum Salary Schedule for Teachers Having Specialized Training
§18A-4-5. State Salary Supplement
§18A-4-5a. County Salary Supplements for Teachers
§18A-4-5b. County Salary Supplements for School Service Personnel
§18A-4-6. Change in Classification
§18A-4-7. Substitute Teachers Pay
§18A-4-7a. Employment, Promotion, and Transfer of Professional Personnel; Qualifications
§18A-4-7b. Calculation of Seniority for Professional Personnel
§18A-4-7c. Summer Employment of Professional Educators
§18A-4-8. Employment Term and Class Titles of Service Personnel; Definitions
§18A-4-8a. Service Personnel Minimum Monthly Salaries
§18A-4-8b. Seniority Rights for School Service Personnel
§18A-4-8c. Seniority Rights for Personnel Employed by Multicounty Vocational Centers
§18A-4-8d. Consolidation of Services and Seniority Rights for Administrative Personnel
§18A-4-8e. Competency Testing for Service Personnel; and Recertification Testing for Bus Operators
§18A-4-8f. Seniority Rights, School Consolidation
§18A-4-8g. Determination of Seniority for Service Personnel
§18A-4-8h. Limitation on Number of School Service Personnel Positions to Be Held by an Employee
§18A-4-9. Payment of Teachers and Other Employees; Withholdings
§18A-4-10. Personal Leave for Illness and Other Causes; Leave Banks; Substitutes
§18A-4-10a. Bonus for Unused Days of Personal Leave
§18A-4-10c. Personal Leave Banks for Care Givers
§18A-4-10d. Use of Personal Leave Days by Surviving Spouse in Certain Circumstances
§18A-4-10f. Leave Donation Program
§18A-4-12. Tax Deferred Investments for Teachers and Other Employees
§18A-4-13. Compliance With This Article
§18A-4-14. Duty-Free Lunch and Daily Planning Period for Certain Employees
§18A-4-15. Employment of Service Personnel Substitutes
§18A-4-16. Extracurricular Assignments
§18A-4-17. Health and Other Facility Employee Salaries
§18A-4-18. Department of Education Certified Staff Salaries
§18A-4-19. Alteration of Contract
§18A-4-20. Moving Expenses Allowed for Teachers Laid Off in Counties Due to Lack of Need
§18A-4-21. Posting of Position Opening Following Death of Incumbent