West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5584: Relating to require county school boards to provide one day in-service training to prepare county employees for annual competency tests.
Status: Introduced, February 16, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §18A-4-8e of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to require county school boards to provide one day in-service training to prepare county employees for annual competency tests. ARTICLE 4. SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS. §18A-4-8e. Competency testing for service personnel; and recertification testing for bus operators. (a) The state board shall develop and make available competency tests for all of the classification titles defined in section eight of this article and listed in section eight-a of this article for service personnel. The board sha.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §18A-4-8e of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to require county school boards to provide one day in-service training to prepare county employees for annual competency tests. ARTICLE 4. SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS. §18A-4-8e. Competency testing for service personnel; and recertification testing for bus operators. (a) The state board shall develop and make available competency tests for all of the classification titles defined in section eight of this article and listed in section eight-a of this article for service personnel. The board shall review and, if needed, update the competency tests at least every five years. Each classification title defined and listed is considered a separate classification category of employment for service personnel and has a separate competency test, except for those class titles having Roman numeral designations, which are considered a single classification of employment and have a single competency test. (1) The cafeteria manager class title is included in the same classification category as cooks and has the same competency test. (2) The executive secretary class title is included in the same classification category as secretaries and has the same competency test. (3) The classification titles of chief mechanic, mechanic and assistant mechanic are included in one classification title and have the same competency test. (b) The purpose …