West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5012: Providing for in-year school personnel movement to meet school needs.
Status: Signed into law, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact §18A-2-2 and §18A2-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing in cases of dismissal due to lack of need the dismissed teacher to be transferred into an unfilled vacant position in order of their length of service with the county board of education as an alternative to being placed upon a preferred list; providing that these transfers are not effective until the following school year and do not prevent the teacher from applying for another position; allowing reassignment of school personnel after the last day of the second school month und.
From the enrolled text, March 13, 2026:
AN ACT to amend and reenact §18A-2-2 and §18A2-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing in cases of dismissal due to lack of need the dismissed teacher to be transferred into an unfilled vacant position in order of their length of service with the county board of education as an alternative to being placed upon a preferred list; providing that these transfers are not effective until the following school year and do not prevent the teacher from applying for another position; allowing reassignment of school personnel after the last day of the second school month under certain conditions; providing that transfers may not be made for arbitrary, capricious, or retaliatory reasons; and allowing teachers to file a grievance for violation of certain provisions. (a) Before entering upon their duties, all teachers shall execute a contract with their county boards, which shall state the salary to be paid and shall be in the form prescribed by the state superintendent. Each contract shall be signed by the teacher and by the president and secretary of the county board and shall be filed, together with the certificate of the teacher, by the secretary of the office of the county board. When necessary to facilitate the employment of employable professional personnel and prospective and recent graduates of teacher …