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A look at bills introduced Friday, Jan. 14

MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Friday, Jan. 14. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted.

SB 268, to create a new exemption from compulsory school attendance for a child who participates in a learning pod or microschool.

SB 269, the Youth Mental Health Protection Act, to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from conversion therapy, also known as sexual orientation change efforts or reparative therapy.

SB 272, to protect employees from having to provide medical or health information in order to gain or maintain employment.

HB 4083, to alter the definition of an aboveground storage tank.

HB 4088, the Rare Earth Element and Critical Mineral Investment Tax Credit Act of 2022.

HB 4092, the Rare Earth Property Tax Industrial Development Act, to provide property tax relief to rare earth industries.