Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Safety and Violence Education for Students Act in West Virginia.

Highlights:

• Establishes the Safety and Violence Education for Students Act in West Virginia (Article 36).

• Specifies that the Department of Education shall require that all schools serving students in grades 6 through 12 in both public and private districts provide to students at least one hour, or one standard class period, of evidence-based youth violence prevention training each school year (Article 36).

• Authorizes the training to be delivered in-person, live-virtual, or digitally (Article 36).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Article 36).

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