West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia HB2548: Clarifying duties of state superintendent regarding rule implementation
Status: Passed both chambers, April 12, 2025
The purpose of this bill is to bring the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) under rulemaking review of the Legislature.
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact §18-3-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the State Superintendent's general supervision of schools; clarifying supervisory duties; requiring the State Superintendent to report annually to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability regarding implementation of state board rules in each county school district; and providing consequences for failure to follow state board rules. ARTICLE 3. STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. §18-3-3. General supervision of schools. (a) The State Superintendent of Schools shall have general su.
From the enrolled text, April 2, 2025:
AN ACT to amend and reenact §18-3-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the State Superintendent's general supervision of schools; clarifying supervisory duties; requiring the State Superintendent to report annually to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability regarding implementation of state board rules in each county school district; and providing consequences for failure to follow state board rules. ARTICLE 3. STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. §18-3-3. General supervision of schools. (a) The State Superintendent of Schools shall have general supervision of the free schools of the state, and shall be the chief executive officer of the state Board of Education. The State Superintendent of Schools shall be charged with the general supervision of all county superintendents of county boards and of county boards of education within the state, except as provided in §6-9-1, et seq. of this code. The State Superintendent of Schools shall oversee all the details of the school system of the state, and of the rules of the state Board of Education, so as to secure the uniform operation of the same throughout the state. (b) The State Superintendent shall report annually to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability regarding the implementation of state board rules in each county school district. (1) If a county is found in violation of proper …