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WV SB216
Bill
AI Summary
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Eliminates the requirement for private, parochial, and church schools to maintain a minimum 900-hour instructional term per school year
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Removes mandatory attendance and immunization record-keeping requirements for enrolled students
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Abolishes standardized testing requirements, including the mandate to administer nationally normed achievement tests at the same grade levels as public schools
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Eliminates the requirement for schools to report enrolled students ages 7-16 to county superintendents upon request
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Declares private, parochial, and church schools "autonomous entities free of governmental oversight of instruction" with authority to implement their own instruction and assessment measures
Legislative Description
Restoring Private Schools Act of 2026
Education (K12)
Last Action
To School Choice
1/14/2026