West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HCR24: Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a feasibility study investigating the consolidation of the 55 county-based school districts into fewer regional districts
Status: Introduced, February 27, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 25, 2026:
HOUSE Concurrent RESOLUTION 24 (By Delegate Statler) [Originating in the Committee on Education; Reported on February 25, 2026] Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a feasibility study investigating the consolidation of the 55 county-based school districts into fewer regional districts. Whereas, total state student enrollment has declined while overall educational spending has increased; Whereas, it has been suggested that the consolidation of county-based school districts into regional school districts may potentially decrease administrative costs and redundancies; Whereas, some counties serve significantly less students than other counties, and some counties have much lower population density than others, and upon being consolidated would redistribute workload and student population to each regional board office; Whereas, consolidation may facilitate adequate oversight of district administration and thus may decrease the potential for maladministration; Whereas, consolidation may help smaller counties better provide and share adequate programs, services, and specialized staff to its students by pooling resources; Whereas, technological advances have made it easier to communicate and work remotely with a distant central office; therefore, be it Resolved by the House of and, be it Further Resolved, That the study shall include, but not be limited to, the following regarding the presently existing 55 county-based school - the budget; - any levies, excess levies, bonds, or other encumbrances; - the number of central …
Sponsors
- Statler, Joe (R, 077) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : To House Rules
- : Be adopted, but first to Rules
- : Originating in House Education
- : Introduced in House
- : Filed for introduction
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Common questions
- What is HCR24?
- HCR24 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a feasibility study investigating the consolidation of the 55 county-based school districts into fewer regional districts.
- What is the status of HCR24?
- Introduced as of February 27, 2026. Latest action: To House Rules (February 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR24?
- Statler, Joe (R, 077).
- Where is the official record for HCR24?
- On the West Virginia Legislature website: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2026&sessiontype=RS&input4=24&billtype=cr&houseorig=h&btype=res
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