WV HB5356

Increases county board tuition payments to the Mountaineer Challenge Academy from 75% to 100% of the per-pupil school aid formula allocation for each student graduating with a high school diploma

Requires 100% of tuition funding to be retained by the Mountaineer Challenge Academy, with 0% remaining in the referring county

Mandates that 100% of available federal funding per student be retained by the Mountaineer Challenge Academy rather than shared with counties

Amends West Virginia Code §18-2-6 relating to the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, which serves at-risk students unlikely to succeed in traditional school settings