H. B. 3137
(By Delegates Moye, Kessler, Stephens,
Rodighiero, Eldridge, Ellis, Pino, Sobonya and Sumner)
[Introduced February 20, 2007; referred to the
Committee on Education then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto
a new section, designated §18A-2-14, relating to
prohibiting school employees from transporting any student to obtain an abortion
without parental consent; providing a violation of the section is a misdemeanor;
and providing that nothing in the section may be construed as approving of
abortion.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a
new section, designated §18A-2-14, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. SCHOOL PERSONNEL.
§18A-2-14. Employees prohibited from promoting abortion.
No person employed by, compensated by or providing any services for the
state board or any county board may transport any student to obtain an
abortion as part of or in relation to their employment without first obtaining
the consent of one of the student's parents. Any person who violates this
provision is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section may be construed
to endorse, allow, permit or approve of any abortion.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit all employees of the State Board
of Education or any county board from transporting any student to obtain an
abortion without parental consent. The bill provides a violation of its
provisions is a misdemeanor.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law,
and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.