WV HB2167

Public charter schools are prohibited from charging full-time tuition but may charge fees for part-time Hope Scholarship enrollment or student activity participation, similar to traditional public schools.

Charter schools may contract with third parties to manage employee retirement system participation and insurance plans, rather than handling these functions directly.

When students withdraw from charter schools, responsibility for tracking transfers to the receiving school or district, with charter schools required to notify the attendance director of the student's county of residence.

Non-certified charter school teachers may proctor state assessments if they complete required annual training, and conversion charter schools receive an extended application deadline of April 30th instead of August 31st.

Alternative high-risk population charter schools are authorized for schools where at least 70% of students qualify as high-risk, including expelled students, foster youth, homeless youth, recovered dropouts, and students who are credit deficient or habitually truant.