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WV SB536
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Rucker
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AI Summary
- Allows appointed lay members of West Virginia institutional boards of governors (universities and colleges) to simultaneously serve on the state Professional Charter School Board
- Allows appointed members of the Professional Charter School Board to be appointed as lay members of institutional boards of governors for baccalaureate institutions and universities
- Amends two sections of West Virginia Code: §18-5G-15 (Public Charter Schools) and §18B-2A-1 (Institutional Boards of Governors)
- Corrects a technical error in the Professional Charter School Board statute by changing "commission" to "board" regarding member removal procedures
- Creates cross-eligibility between two types of educational governance bodies that were previously prohibited from having overlapping membership
Legislative Description
Relating to qualifications for serving on certain academic boards
Education (K12)
Last Action
To House Education
2/4/2026
Committee Referrals
Education2/4/2026
School Choice1/20/2026
Full Bill Text
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