WV HB4583

Establishes November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day" in West Virginia, to be proclaimed by the Governor and observed in public schools and at the State Capitol

Requires high school students in the mandated United States Government class to receive at least 45 minutes of instruction on the topic, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year

Mandates instruction cover specific communist leaders and regimes including Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, Fidel Castro, Vladimir Lenin, Pol Pot, and Nicolás Maduro

Requires the State Board of Education to adopt revised social studies standards incorporating these requirements by April 1, 2026

Allows schools to observe the day on a preceding school day if November 7 falls on a non-school day