West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB1048: Transferring responsibility of school position eliminations to WV Board of Education
Status: In committee, February 24, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §18-5-39, §18A-2-7, §18A-4-7a, and §18A-4-8b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18A-4-23, relating to school personnel; removing requirement for a hearing on a proposed transfer; transferring the responsibility for making determinations on reductions in force of school personnel due to lack of need for all county school districts from the county boards of those districts to the West Virginia Board of Education; specifying factors to be considered in determining whether elimination of positions d.
From the engrossed text, February 24, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §18-5-39, §18A-2-7, §18A-4-7a, and §18A-4-8b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18A-4-23, relating to school personnel; removing requirement for a hearing on a proposed transfer; transferring the responsibility for making determinations on reductions in force of school personnel due to lack of need for all county school districts from the county boards of those districts to the West Virginia Board of Education; specifying factors to be considered in determining whether elimination of positions due to lack of need is necessary; requiring that the county superintendent for any position over the numbers included in the foundation allowance for professional educators and the foundation allowance for service personnel provide information on the source of the additional funds to pay for the additional positions; addressing factors to be considered by the state board when deciding which positions need to be eliminated; requiring that notice to the county board of any terminated positions be early enough to allow the board to meet all personnel-related statutory deadlines; and setting forth a process for determining which positions are to be cut as a part of the reduction in force. CHAPTER 18. EDUCATION. ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. §18-5-39. Establishment of summer school programs; tuition. (a) …