West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5607: Expanding the amount of promise scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Status: Introduced, February 16, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §18C-7-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to expanding the amount of PROMISE scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. ARTICLE 7. WEST VIRGINIA PROVIDING REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAXIMIZING IN-STATE STUDENT EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. §18C-7-6. PROMISE Scholarship Program requirements; legislative rule. (a) A PROMISE scholarship annual award shall meet the following (2) For a student enrolled in an eligible institution other than a state institution of higher education, the ann.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §18C-7-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to expanding the amount of PROMISE scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. ARTICLE 7. WEST VIRGINIA PROVIDING REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAXIMIZING IN-STATE STUDENT EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. §18C-7-6. PROMISE Scholarship Program requirements; legislative rule. (a) A PROMISE scholarship annual award shall meet the following (2) For a student enrolled in an eligible institution other than a state institution of higher education, the annual award is equal to, but may not exceed, the lesser of the cost of tuition or $4,750, except that a student who was awarded and used a PROMISE scholarship annual award prior to January 1, 2010, shall continue to receive the annual award calculated under the same terms and conditions that applied on the day before the effective date of this article; (3) The annual award may exceed $4,750, if the commission determines that adequate funds are available, but in any case may not be greater than the actual cost of tuition; (4) The annual award shall be used by an eligible institution to supplement, but may not supplant, a tuition and fee waiver for which the individual is eligible pursuant to §18B-10-5, §18B-10-6a, §18B-10-7, or §18B-10-7b of this code. (5) Notwithstanding the provisions …