WV HB3225

Requires the West Virginia State Board of Education and county boards of education to develop initiatives attracting underrepresented groups—defined as minorities, males, and persons from rural, isolated, or impoverished areas—to become public school teachers

Creates the "Scholarship Fund for Underrepresented Groups as Educators" in the State Treasury with $10 million per year appropriated from general revenue

Distributes scholarship funds equally: one-third to male applicants, one-third to minority applicants, and one-third to applicants from isolated, rural, or impoverished areas

Recipients must work full-time in an education-related field in West Virginia for one year per each year of scholarship received, or repay the scholarship with interest

Higher education governing boards must propose legislative rules for program administration by December 1, 2025, with scholarship eligibility requiring enrollment in an education certification program