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WV HB4859
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/28/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joe Funkhouser
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AI Summary
- Allows county boards of education participating in multicounty vocational centers to withdraw from such participation, reversing the current prohibition on withdrawal
- Permits county boards to establish career technical education programs at local high schools instead of requiring students to attend multicounty vocational centers
- Career technical education programs at local high schools may be either state-approved programs of study (as required by federal law under 20 U.S.C §2342) or locally created programs of study
- Removes the requirement that county boards constructing comprehensive vocational facilities must include the multicounty center director and board in planning, and eliminates the need for multicounty center consent to replace programs
- Allows counties served by multicounty vocational technical facilities to include career education secondary offerings and community college facilities in their construction plans
Legislative Description
Allowing a county board of education participating in the operation of a multicounty vocational center to withdraw
Education (K12)
Last Action
To House Education
1/28/2026
Committee Referrals
Education1/28/2026
Full Bill Text
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