Relating to teaching and instructing world languages in public schools

Senate Bill 180 amends West Virginia's education code to require specific history, civics, and government courses in all public schools (and similar requirements for private/parochial schools). It mandates that students complete at least one year of West Virginia history before eighth grade and courses covering U.S. history, the U.S. Constitution, and West Virginia government by graduation, with instruction emphasizing primary sources, debates, and analysis of political ideologies. The bill also requires standardized assessments for these courses, includes health education requirements on STD prevention and CPR (with 30 minutes of hands-on CPR training before graduation), and allows parent exemptions for certain health topics. The law directly affects all West Virginia public school students, teachers, and school boards, setting new curriculum standards for civics and history education.