This bill proposes an amendment to the Code of West Virginia, specifically targeting section 18-3-9, which pertains to the State Department of Education. The primary objective of the bill is to reduce the number of associate state superintendent of schools positions from two to one.

In addition to this change, the bill introduces new language to ensure gender neutrality by replacing "his" with "his or her" in reference to the state Superintendent of Schools. It also modifies the authority of the Superintendent by changing "shall have authority to" to "may" when discussing the employment of assistants and other necessary employees. The bill emphasizes that there will be no more than one associate state superintendent of schools position, thereby streamlining the administrative structure within the State Department of Education.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 18-3-9