West Virginia Code
Chapter 18. Education

§18-9A-22. Supplemental Funding for the Provision of Programs Required for Limited English Proficient (Lep) Students - Any funds appropriated by the Legislature to the Department of...

§18-9A-23. Obtaining State Funds by Falsifying Reports; Penalty - It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly and intentionally...

§18-9A-24. Foundation Allowance for Public Employees Insurance Fund - (a) The allowance to the Public Employees Insurance Agency for...

§18-9A-25. Funding for Hope Scholarship Program - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the...

Article 9B. State Board of School Finance

§18-9B-1. Purpose and Construction of Article - Because of the adoption of the "Tax Limitation Amendment," it...

§18-9B-2. Definitions - For the purposes of this article: "State superintendent" means the...

§18-9B-3. State Superintendent of Schools - The State Superintendent of Schools shall exercise the powers and...

§18-9B-4. Powers and Duties of State Superintendent of Schools - The State Superintendent of Schools, in addition to the specific...

§18-9B-5. School District Budgeting - The state superintendent shall formulate and prescribe a uniform system...

§18-9B-6. Submission and Approval of Budget - A county board of education shall, on or before the...

§18-9B-6a. Delaying Submission of Budget - Notwithstanding any other provisions of the code to the contrary,...

§18-9B-7. Determination by the State Superintendent Before Final Approval of Budget; Length of Term - The state superintendent, before giving his or her final approval...

§18-9B-8. Projected Expenditures Order of Revision in Budget - If the state superintendent finds that the proposed budget for...

§18-9B-9. Uniform Accounting Systems for School Districts - The state superintendent shall formulate the requirements of a uniform...

§18-9B-10. Restrictions on County Boards - County boards of education shall: (1) Authorize the expenditure of...

§18-9B-11a. Adjustments in Average Daily Attendance to Assure Equitable Allocation of Aid - [Repealed.]

§18-9B-12. Practices of Fiscal Administration - The state superintendent may formulate the requirements of adequate practices...

§18-9B-13. Inspection and Audit of School Finance Administration - The state superintendent may, through his or her duly authorized...

§18-9B-14. Establishment of Permanent Improvement Fund; Contents and Use of Fund - A county board of education may establish a special fund...

§18-9B-14a. County Boards Authorized to Create Special Building Funds; Transfers to and Use of Fund - The Board of Education of any county is hereby authorized...

§18-9B-15. Permanent Improvement Fund to Be Treated as Separate Fund; Expenditures; Limitation on Accumulations and Assets of Fund - A county board shall treat the permanent improvement fund as...

§18-9B-17. Duties of County Board and County Superintendent - A county board of education and a county superintendent shall...

§18-9B-18. Issuance and Enforcement of Orders - The state superintendent shall enforce the requirements of and his...

§18-9B-19. Withholding of State Aid for Noncompliance by County Board - The state superintendent may withhold payment of state aid from...

§18-9B-20. Fiscal Reports to State Superintendent - The state superintendent may require, and prescribe the form of,...

§18-9B-21. Reports by State Superintendent - The state superintendent shall make an annual report to the...

§18-9B-22. Searchable Budget Database and Website - (a) Effective July 1, 2020, the state superintendent shall provide...

Article 9D. School Building Authority

§18-9D-1. School Building Authority; Powers - (a) The School Building Authority consists of eleven members, including...

§18-9D-2. Definitions - For the purposes of this article, unless a different meaning...

§18-9D-3. Powers of Authority; School Building Authority Fund - (a) The School Building Authority has the power: (1) To...

§18-9D-4. School Building Authority Authorized to Issue Refunding Revenue Bonds And/or General Obligation Bonds for School Building Capital Improvement Projects - (a) The School Building Authority may by resolution, in accordance...

§18-9D-4a. Savings From Issuance of Refunding Bonds - Any aggregate savings resulting from the issuance of refunding bonds...

§18-9D-4b. School Building Authority Authorized to Issue Bonds and Pay Debt Service on Bonds With Funds Distributed From State Excess Lottery Fund - The School Building Authority is expressly authorized to issue bonds...

§18-9D-4c. School Building Authority Authorized to Temporarily Finance Projects Through the Issuance of Loans, Notes or Other Evidences of Indebtedness - The School Building Authority may by resolution, in accordance with...

§18-9D-4d. Emergency Facility and Equipment Repair or Replacement Fund for Financially Distressed Counties - From the funds available to it the School Building Authority...

§18-9D-5. School Building Authority Authorized to Offer Individual Higher Education Savings Plans - (a) Legislative findings. -- The Legislature hereby finds and declares...

§18-9D-6. School Building Capital Improvements Fund in State Treasury; School Construction Fund in State Treasury; School Building Debt Service Fund in State Treasury; School Improvement Fund in State Treasury; Collections to Be Paid Into Special Fun... - (a) There is continued in the state Treasury a School...

§18-9D-7. Authority to Fix and Collect Rents - The authority may fix and collect a rental fee for...

§18-9D-8. Use of Proceeds of Bonds; Bonds Exempt From Taxation - (a) The maximum aggregate amount of bonds outstanding at any...

§18-9D-9. Issuance of Revenue Refunding Bonds; Use of Moneys; Power to Enter Into Escrow Agreements; Call for Redemption - The issuance of revenue refunding bonds under the provisions of...

§18-9D-10. Bonds May Be Issued for Combined Purposes - The School Building Authority may authorize by one or more...

§18-9D-11. Bonds Shall Be Negotiable Instruments - The revenue bonds, revenue refunding bonds and bonds issued for...

§18-9D-12. Trust Agreements for Holders of Bonds - The School Building Authority may enter into an agreement or...

§18-9D-13. Sinking Fund for Payment of Bonds - (a) From the School Building Capital Improvements Fund the School...

§18-9D-14. Credit of State Not Pledged - No provisions of this article shall be construed to authorize...

§18-9D-15. Legislative Intent; Allocation of Money Among Categories of Projects; Lease-Purchase Options; Limitation on Time Period for Expenditure of Project Allocation; County Maintenance Budget Requirements; Project Disbursements Over Period of Yea... - (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to empower...

§18-9D-16. Authority to Establish Guidelines and Procedures for Facilities and Major Improvement Plans; Guidelines for Modifications and Updates, etc.; Guidelines for Project Evaluation; Submission of Certified List of Projects to Be Funded; Departme... - (a) The authority shall establish guidelines and procedures to promote...

§18-9D-17. Limitations on Contracts for Sale of Bonds or Other Securities - Parliamentarian's NOTE: In a mandamus proceeding, the Supreme Court of...

§18-9D-19. Comprehensive High Schools - (a) The Legislature finds the following: (1) The decline in...

§18-9D-19a. Comprehensive Middle Schools - (a) The Legislature finds the following: (1) Students learn more...

§18-9D-20. Authority to Promulgate Rules; Legislative Authorization; Effective Date of Rules; Technical Deficiencies Waived - (a) The authority is hereby empowered to promulgate, adopt, amend...

§18-9D-21. Authorizing Rules of School Building Authority - (a) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on...

Article 9E. Air Quality in New Schools Act

§18-9E-1. Short Title - This article is titled and may be cited as the...

§18-9E-2. Definitions - For the purposes of this article, "new school building" means...

§18-9E-3. Air Quality in New Schools - (a) In an effort to create well-ventilated school environments and...

§18-9E-4. Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning Technicians - (a) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature therefor, the state...

§18-9E-5. Investigation of Indoor Air Quality Complaints in Existing Schools and Schools Subsequently Constructed - (a) The state board, in consultation with the division of...

Article 9F. School Access Safety Act

§18-9F-1. Legislative Findings and Intent - (a) The Legislature finds that: (1) Establishing and maintaining safe...

§18-9F-2. Definitions - As used in this article, these terms have the meanings...

§18-9F-3. School Access Safety Plan - (a) To facilitate the goals of this article and to...

§18-9F-4. Guidelines and Procedures for School Access Safety Plans; Project Evaluation; On-Site Inspection of Facilities - (a) By June 1, 2007, the authority shall establish and...

§18-9F-5. School Access Safety Fund - (a) There is hereby established in the state Treasury a...

§18-9F-6. Allocation of Funds; Eligibility for Funding - (a) On or before May 1 of each year, the...

§18-9F-7. School Access Safety Requirements for New Schools - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the...

§18-9F-8. Report - The authority shall report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on...

§18-9F-9. Crisis Response Plan - (a) The state board in conjunction with the Division of...

§18-9F-10. School Safety Requirements - In addition to any other requirement contained in this article...

Article 10. Federal Aid and Gifts for Educational Purposes

§18-10-1. Assent to Federal Land Grants for West Virginia University; Investment of Funds From Sale of Land Warrants - The state of West Virginia hereby renews its assent to...

§18-10-2. Federal Aid for West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station - The state of West Virginia hereby renews its assent to...

§18-10-3. Federal Aid for West Virginia University and West Virginia State College - The state of West Virginia hereby renews its assent to...

§18-10-4. Federal Aid for Cooperative Agricultural Extension Work - The state of West Virginia hereby renews its assent to...

§18-10-5. Federal Aid for Vocational Education; Duties of State Board of Education - The provisions and purposes of the act of Congress of...

§18-10-8. Acceptance and Distribution of Future Federal Funds Available to State - The state Board of Education is hereby authorized and empowered...

§18-10-9. State Board of Education, Board of Governors and Commissioner of Public Institutions Empowered to Carry Out Provisions of Federal Aid Acts - The state Board of Education as to educational matters other...

§18-10-10. Custody and Disbursement of Federal Funds - The treasurer of this state shall be the custodian of...

§18-10-11. West Virginia Library Commission Authorized to Accept Federal Appropriations for Rural Library Service; Governor May Supplement State Appropriation - The West Virginia Library Commission, established by section twelve, article...

§18-10-12. Custody and Disbursement of Library Funds - The treasurer of this state shall be the custodian of...

§18-10-13. State Educational Institutions Authorized to Participate in Federal Student Loan Program - The governing board of each state educational institution is hereby...

Article 10A. Rehabilitation Services

§18-10A-1. Definitions - As used in this article and §18-10B-1 et seq. of...

§18-10A-2. Division of Rehabilitation Services - (a) The Division of Rehabilitation Services is transferred to the...

§18-10A-2a. Rehabilitation Teachers - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the...

§18-10A-3. Director of Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Powers and Duties - The division shall be administered, under the general supervision and...

§18-10A-4. Vocational Rehabilitation Services - Except as otherwise provided by law the division shall provide...

§18-10A-4a. Attendant Care Services - The purpose of this section is to declare the intent...

§18-10A-5. Cooperation With Federal Government - The division, or if required by federal law the board,...

§18-10A-6. Custody and Disbursement of Vocational Rehabilitation Funds - The State Treasurer is hereby designated as the custodian of...

§18-10A-6a. West Virginia Rehabilitation Services Special Account; Expenditures - (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a...

§18-10A-7. Gifts - The director is hereby authorized and empowered to accept and...

§18-10A-8. Eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation - Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to any disabled individual...

§18-10A-9. Grievance Hearings - Any individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation who is...

§18-10A-10. Misuse of Vocational Rehabilitation Lists and Records; Penalty - It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with...

§18-10A-12. Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Program for Disadvantaged Individuals - The division, under the direction of any federally mandated board,...

§18-10A-12a. Workers' Compensation for Clients Participating in Unpaid Work-Based Training Programs - (a) The workers' compensation commission shall create a classification and...

§18-10A-13. Social Security Disability Determination Section - The disability determination section of the division of vocational rehabilitation...

§18-10A-14. Duties of Assistant Director of Social Security Disability Determination Section - In addition to duties imposed by other federal and state...

§18-10A-15. Establishment of a Central Registry of Traumatic Head Injury; Acute Care Facility Required to Report Head Injury - (a) The Center for Excellence in Disabilities shall maintain a...

Article 10B. Vocational Rehabilitation Facilities

§18-10B-1. Definitions - As used in this article: (1) "Vocational rehabilitation facility" means...

§18-10B-2. Establishment of State Vocational Rehabilitation Facilities - The state board, through the division, is authorized and empowered...

§18-10B-2a. Advance Payment to Facilities - Notwithstanding section ten, article three, chapter twelve of this code,...

§18-10B-3. Establishment of Local Vocational Rehabilitation Facilities - Counties and municipalities in accordance with rules, regulations and standards...

§18-10B-4. Rules and Regulations - The director shall make and adopt rules, regulations, and standards...

§18-10B-5. Cooperation With Federal Government in Vocational Rehabilitation Facility Program - The state board, through the division, is hereby designated the...

§18-10B-6. Cooperation With State Department of Health - The state board, through the division, and the state department...

§18-10B-7. Personnel - The director shall appoint in accordance with chapter eighteen, article...

§18-10B-8. Advisory Committee - There shall be an advisory committee of not less than...

§18-10B-9. Contracts for Supplying Goods and Services; Remuneration to Client; Vocational Rehabilitation Industries Account - Whereas, it is considered to be an essential part of...

§18-10B-10. Authorized Rental of State Vocational Rehabilitation Facilities - Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary,...

Article 10C. The Southern Regional Education Compact

§18-10C-1. Approval of Compact - The following compact is hereby approved and ratified, and the...

§18-10C-2. Engrossed Copies of Article to Be Furnished Governors - Immediately upon the enactment hereof, the Governor shall sign and...

Article 10D. Compact for Education

§18-10D-1. Enactment of Compact - The compact for education is hereby enacted into law and...

§18-10D-2. Members of the Education Commission of the States; Term; Qualifications - In pursuance of Article III A of said compact, there...

§18-10D-3. West Virginia Education Council; Composition; Meetings; Duties - There is hereby established the "West Virginia education council" composed...

§18-10D-4. Bylaws of Commission Filed With Secretary of State - Pursuant to Article III I of the compact, the commission...

§18-10D-5. Cooperation of State Agencies, Boards, Departments, etc. - The departments, boards, agencies, commissions, officers and employees of the...

§18-10D-6. Appropriations - The Legislature may appropriate such funds as it deems necessary...

§18-10D-7. Severability Clause - If for any reason any section or provision of this...

Article 10E. Interstate Compact on Qualifications of Educational Personnel

§18-10E-1. Enactment of Compact - The interstate compact on qualifications of educational personnel is hereby...

§18-10E-2. Effective Date - The effective date of this article shall be July 1,...

Article 10F. Disabled Persons and Public Use Buildings and Facilities

§18-10F-1. Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children - This article is known and may be cited as the...

§18-10F-2. Enactment of Interstate Compact - The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children is...

Article 10G. Providing of Food Service in Public Office Buildings by the West Virginia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

§18-10G-1. Policy and Purposes; Construction of Article - It is hereby declared to be the policy of this...

§18-10G-2. Definitions - For the purpose of this article: (a) "Active participation" means...

§18-10G-3. Operation of Food Service in Public Office Buildings by West Virginia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Operation of Food Service by Governmental Agency in Violation of Article Prohibited - (a) If a governmental agency proposes operating in a public...

§18-10G-4. Licenses - The division of vocational rehabilitation shall issue a license for...

§18-10G-5. Vending Machine Income - (a) If an existing or a new vending machine or...

§18-10G-5a. Rehabilitation Services Vending Program Fund Created - There is created in the State Treasury a special revenue...

§18-10G-6. Appeals - (a) Any blind person aggrieved by a decision of the...

§18-10G-7. Committee of Blind Vendors - (a) The division of vocational rehabilitation shall provide for the...

Article 10H. Albert Yanni Programs of Excellence in Vocational-Technical Education

§18-10H-1. Purpose; Legislative Intent - Rapid technological advances, the advent of a global economy, changing...

§18-10H-2. Academy for Talented Vocational-Technical Education Students - The West Virginia Board of Education shall establish by July...

§18-10H-3. Scholarship Fund for Vocational-Technical Education Students and Educators - Beginning with the school year one thousand nine hundred eighty-nine--ninety,...

§18-10H-4. Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Vocational-Technical Education - [Repealed.]

§18-10H-5. Vocational-Technical Education Administrator's Academy - The West Virginia Board of Education shall maintain and expand...

§18-10H-6. Effective Schools Program in Vocational-Technical Education - The state Board of Education shall establish and operate an...

§18-10H-7. Unified Technology Transfer Program - The state Board of Education shall establish a unified technology...

Article 10I. West Virginia Supported Employment Program

§18-10I-1. Findings - (a) The West Virginia Legislature acknowledges that persons with severe...

§18-10I-2. Definitions - (a) "Competitive work" means work performed weekly on a part-time...

§18-10I-3. Supported Employment Program - (a) Within the available funds as appropriated by the Legislature,...

§18-10I-4. Eligibility; Primary Focus - (a) The primary focus of the supported employment program is...

Article 10J. Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act

§18-10J-1. Short Title - This article may be cited as the "Blind Persons" Literacy...

§18-10J-2. Definitions - The following words used in this article shall be construed...

§18-10J-3. Individualized Education Program - In developing the individualized education program for a child who...

§18-10J-4. Standards of Competency and Instruction - Instruction in braille reading and writing shall be provided with...

§18-10J-5. Instructional Materials - All publishers of textbooks or other instructional materials sold to...

§18-10J-6. Teacher Certification and Training - As part of the professional certification process, teachers seeking to...

Article 10K. West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund Act

§18-10K-1. Transfer of Fund to Department of Health and Human Resources - (a) Effective July 1, 2018, the West Virginia Traumatic Brain...

Article 10L. Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act

§18-10L-1. Short Title - This article may be known and cited as the "Ron...

§18-10L-2. Policy; Principles; Projects - (a) It is hereby declared to be the public policy...

§18-10L-3. Definitions - The following words and phrases, when used in this article,...

§18-10L-4. Program Requirements - (a) To be eligible for assistance from the Ron Yost...

§18-10L-5. Funding - (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a...

§18-10L-6. Rules - The Division of Rehabilitation Services, as directed by the consumer...

§18-10L-7. Report - [Repealed.]

Article 10M. West Virginia Independent Living Act

§18-10M-1. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

§18-10M-2. Legislative Findings and Declarations - The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) The...

§18-10M-3. Purpose - The purpose of this article is to authorize, facilitate or...

§18-10M-4. Definitions - Terms used in this article have the same meanings as...

§18-10M-5. Eligibility for Services - Any individual with a significant disability, as defined in the...

§18-10M-6. Statewide Independent Living Council - (a) The West Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council is continued...

§18-10M-7. State Plan for Independent Living - (a) The state plan shall direct the use of federal...

§18-10M-8. Funding and Grants - (a) Funds appropriated to the designated state entity for independent...

Article 10N. Information Technology Access for the Blind and Visually Impaired

§18-10N-1. Findings; Policy - The Legislature finds that the use of interactive display terminals...

§18-10N-2. Definitions - The following words have the meanings indicated: (a) "Access" means...

§18-10N-3. Purchasing to Develop Access Standards; Access Clause to Be Included in Contracts - (a) On or before September 1, 2001, the Purchasing Division...

§18-10N-4. Procurements by the Purchasing Division - (a) On or before January 1, 2002, the division shall...

Article 10O. Disability History Week

§18-10O-1. Short Title - This article is known and may be cited as the...

§18-10O-2. Legislative Findings - The Legislature finds that: (1) According to the two thousand...

§18-10O-3. Purpose - The purpose of this article is to increase the awareness...

§18-10O-4. Definitions - As used in this article the following words and phrases...

§18-10O-5. Disability History Week Designated - (a) The third week of October annually is designated as...

Article 10Q. Employment First Policy

§18-10Q-1. Legislative Findings - The Legislature finds a need to create a state initiative...

§18-10Q-2. Definitions - "Competitive Employment" means work that is performed on a full-time...

§18-10Q-3. Creation of Employment First Taskforce; Membership; Meeting Requirements - (a) The Commissioner of the West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral...

§18-10Q-4. Powers and Duties of the Taskforce; State Employment First Policy; Required Plan; Reporting Requirements - (a) The state Employment First Taskforce shall develop and implement...

§18-10Q-5. Sunset Date - The taskforce established in 18-10Q-3 of this code shall terminate...

Article 11. West Virginia University

§18-11-1. Continuation; Board of Governors [Board of Regents] - The West Virginia University, heretofore established and located at Morgantown,...

§18-11-1a. Control of Property and Business Affairs Transferred to Board of Governors [Board of Regents] - The control of the financial, business and all other affairs...

§18-11-1b. Additional Authority of Board of Governors as to Revenue Bonds for Dormitories, etc. - In addition to the authority conferred upon the board of...

§18-11-2. President - The president of the university shall be president of the...

§18-11-3. Biennial Reports of President - On or before the end of each biennial period the...

§18-11-4. Colleges, Schools, Departments and Divisions of University - In consultation with the president of the university, the board...

§18-11-4a. Authority to Contract for Medical, Dental and Nursing School Facilities - Notwithstanding other provisions of this code to the contrary, the...

§18-11-4d. Disposition of Tuition Fees Collected at Medical Center - All tuition fees collected at West Virginia University medical center...

§18-11-5. Approval of Rules and Regulations - The rules and regulations made by the president and faculties...

§18-11-5b. Payroll Deductions for Employee Participation in Group Insurance Plan - Whenever any employees of the board of Governors of West...

§18-11-5d. Contracting for Group Insurance and Supplemental Retirement Benefits; Exemption of Certain Insurers From Premium and Annuity Taxes - In contracting for the group insurance provided for in section...

§18-11-6. Military Training; Federal Aid - The board of Governors shall maintain and continue its United...

§18-11-6a. State Aid for Students of Veterinary Medicine - The board of Governors is hereby authorized to enter into...

§18-11-7. Agricultural Experiment Station - The West Virginia agricultural experiment station, heretofore established as a...

§18-11-8. Creation of Cooperative Extension Service; Construction of Code References to Agricultural Extension Division - In order to promote the advancement of agriculture, home economics...

§18-11-8a. Advisory Committee on Farm and Home Safety - The board of Governors of West Virginia University is hereby...

§18-11-9. Mining Experiment Station - The mining experiment station (or bureau of mine research) heretofore...

§18-11-9a. Coal and Energy Research Bureau - The coal and energy research bureau, heretofore established at West...

§18-11-10. Extension and Off-Campus Work of University; Disposition of Fees Charged for Graduate Level Extension and Off-Campus Courses - The board of Governors is hereby authorized and empowered to...

§18-11-10a. Establishment and Operation of Graduate Centers - The board of Governors is hereby authorized and empowered to...

§18-11-11. Four-H Camps - The "4-H" camp institute and state exhibit of boys' and...

§18-11-19. Authority to Construct and Lease Dormitories; Financing Thereof - The state commissioner of public institutions is hereby authorized and...

§18-11-20. Salaries of President, Athletic Director and Football Coaches - The board of Governors of the West Virginia University shall...

§18-11-21. Deposit of Official Books, etc., With Division of Documents; Certified Copies as Evidence - Any state, county or other official, except the state historian...

§18-11-22. Four-Year Medical Course - The board of Governors is authorized to establish a four-...

§18-11-23. Contractual Research Revolving Fund - For the purpose of promoting and financing scientific and other...

§18-11-24. Promotion and Financing of Scientific Research; Authority to Contract for Patents; Special Research Fund - In order to promote technical scientific investigation, research, experimentation and...

§18-11-25. Financing of Parking Facilities or Areas - In addition to the provisions of section twenty-six, article twenty-six,...

Article 11A. Revenue Bonds for University Capital Improvements

§18-11A-1. Board of Governors [Board of Regents] Authorized to Issue Revenue Bonds for New Buildings - The board of Governors of West Virginia University shall have...

§18-11A-2. Creation of Special University Capital Improvements Fund; Revenues Payable Into Such Fund; Authority of Board to Pledge Such Revenues Into Sinking and Reserve Funds - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special...

§18-11A-3. Issuance of Revenue Bonds - The issuance of bonds under the provisions of this article...

§18-11A-4. Trust Agreement for Holders of Bonds - The board may enter into an agreement or agreements with...

§18-11A-5. Sinking Fund for Payment of Bonds - From the special university capital improvements fund the board shall...

§18-11A-6. Credit of State Not Pledged - No provisions of this article shall be construed to authorize...

§18-11A-7. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - All bonds issued by the board under the provisions of...

§18-11A-8. Supplemental Powers Conferred; Conflicting Laws Superseded - The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition...

Article 11B. Revenue Bonds for University Facilities, Buildings and Structures

§18-11B-1. Board of Governors [Board of Regents] of West Virginia University Authorized to Issue Revenue Bonds for Certain Capital Improvements - The board of Governors of West Virginia University shall have...

§18-11B-2. Special University Capital Improvements Fund Continued in State Treasury; Collections to Be Paid Into Special Fund; Authority of Board of Governors [Board of Regents] to Pledge Such Collections as Security for Revenue Bonds - The special nonrevolving university capital improvements fund heretofore created in...

§18-11B-3. Board of Governors [Board of Regents] to Fix Fees - The board of Governors shall fix, establish, maintain and collect...

§18-11B-4. Issuance of Revenue Bonds - The issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this...

§18-11B-5. Issuance of Revenue Refunding Bonds - The issuance of revenue refunding bonds under the provisions of...

§18-11B-6. Bonds May Be Issued for Combined Purposes - The board of Governors may authorize by one resolution a...

§18-11B-7. Bonds Shall Be Negotiable Instruments - The revenue bonds, revenue refunding bonds and bonds issued for...

§18-11B-8. Trust Agreements for Holders of Bonds - The board may enter into an agreement or agreements with...

§18-11B-9. Sinking Fund for Payment of Bonds - From the special university capital improvements fund the board shall,...

§18-11B-10. Credit of State Not Pledged - No provisions of this article shall be construed to authorize...

§18-11B-11. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - All bonds issued by the board under the provisions of...

§18-11B-12. Conflicting Laws Repealed - The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition...

Article 11C. West Virginia University Hospital and West Virginia Health System

§18-11C-1. Definitions - The following words used in this article shall, unless the...

§18-11C-2. Findings - (a) It is hereby found and determined with regard to...

§18-11C-3. Board Authorized to Contract With Corporation; Description to Be Met by Corporation - The board is hereby authorized to enter into the agreement...

§18-11C-3a. Description to Be Met by the West Virginia Health System - (a) The West Virginia health system shall be a nonstock,...

§18-11C-4. Agreement; Required Provisions - Notwithstanding section three, article twenty-three of this chapter, or section...

§18-11C-5. Exemption From Certain Requirements; Audit - In order, as expeditiously as possible, to cease operation of...

§18-11C-6. Conflicts of Interest; Statement; Penalties - (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code to the...

§18-11C-7. No Waiver of Sovereign Immunity - Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed or construed...

§18-11C-8. Not Obligation of the State - Obligations of the corporation and the system shall not constitute...

§18-11C-8a. Agreements Subject to Other Provisions of Law - Any agreements entered into between the system and any county...

§18-11C-9. Sections and Provisions Severable - The sections of this article, and the provisions and parts...

§18-11C-10. Liberal Construction - This article, being necessary for the health, safety, convenience and...

Article 11D. Revenue Bonds for West Virginia University Athletic Facilities

§18-11D-1. Definition of Board; Cost of Constructing, Reconstructing, Remodeling, Repairing, Improving, Extending, Equipping or Furnishing the Football Stadium, the Athletic Facilities Building or Related Facilities of West Virginia University to Be... - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section one, article one of...

§18-11D-2. Trustee for Bondholders or Noteholders; Contents of Trust Agreement - In the discretion of the board, any bonds, refunding bonds...

§18-11D-3. Payment of Principal of and Premium, if Any, and Interest on Bonds and Notes From All or Any Portion of the Moneys Derived From Admission Fees to Athletic Contests at West Virginia University; Approval of Director of Athletics - Whenever bonds or notes are issued for financing the cost...

§18-11D-4. Enforcement of Payment and Validity of Bonds and Notes - (a) The provisions of this article and any resolution or...

§18-11D-5. Pledges; Time; Liens; Recordation - Any pledge made by the board shall be valid and...

§18-11D-6. Refunding Bonds - Any bonds issued under the provisions of this article and...

§18-11D-7. Purchase and Cancellation of Bonds or Notes - The board, subject to such agreements with bondholders or noteholders...

§18-11D-8. Federal and Private Assistance - The board is authorized and empowered to accept loans or...

§18-11D-9. Vested Rights; Impairment - The state pledges and agrees with the holders of any...

§18-11D-10. Bonds and Notes Not Debt of State, County, Municipality or Any Political Subdivision; Expenses Incurred Pursuant to Article - Bonds, refunding bonds and notes issued under the authority of...

§18-11D-11. Negotiability of Bonds and Notes - Other provisions of this code to the contrary notwithstanding, the...

§18-11D-12. Bonds and Notes Legal Investments - The provisions of sections nine and ten, article six, chapter...

§18-11D-13. Exemption From Taxation - The exercise of the powers granted to the board by...

§18-11D-14. Article Regarded as Supplementary - This article shall be deemed to provide an additional and...

§18-11D-15. Liberal Construction - This article, being necessary for the safety, convenience and welfare...

Article 11E. Revenue Bonds for Marshall University Athletic Facilities

§18-11E-1. Definition of Board; Cost of Construction, Reconstructing, Remodeling, Repairing, Improving, Extending, Equipping or Furnishing the Football Stadium or Other Athletic Facilities of Marshall University to Be Financed by Revenue Bonds or Not... - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section one, article one of...

§18-11E-2. Trustee for Bondholders or Noteholders; Contents of Trust Agreement - In the discretion of the board, any bonds, refunding bonds...

§18-11E-3. Payment of Principal of and Premium, if Any, and Interest on Bonds and Notes From All or Any Portion of the Moneys Derived From Admission Fees to Athletic Contests at Marshall University; Approval of Director of Athletics - Whenever bonds or notes are issued for financing the cost...

§18-11E-4. Enforcement of Payment and Validity of Bonds and Notes - (a) The provisions of this article and any resolution or...

§18-11E-5. Pledges; Time; Liens; Recordation - Any pledge made by the board shall be valid and...

§18-11E-6. Refunding Bonds - Any bonds issued under the provisions of this article and...

§18-11E-7. Purchase and Cancellation of Bonds or Notes - The board, subject to such agreements with bondholders or noteholders...

§18-11E-8. Federal and Private Assistance - The board is authorized and empowered to accept loans or...

§18-11E-9. Vested Rights; Impairment - The state pledges and agrees with the holders of any...

§18-11E-10. Bonds and Notes Not Debt of State, County, Municipality or Any Political Subdivision; Expenses Incurred Pursuant to Article - Bonds, refunding bonds and notes issued under the authority of...

§18-11E-11. Negotiability of Bonds and Notes - Other provisions of this code to the contrary notwithstanding, the...

§18-11E-12. Bonds and Notes Legal Investments - The provisions of sections nine and ten, article six, chapter...

§18-11E-13. Exemption From Taxation - The exercise of the powers granted to the board by...

§18-11E-14. Article Regarded as Supplementary - This article shall be deemed to provide an additional and...

§18-11E-15. Liberal Construction - This article, being necessary for the safety, convenience and welfare...

Article 12. State Teachers' Colleges

§18-12-1. Change of Names; Management; Continuation of Functions; Courses and Degrees; Rules and Regulations; Qualifications of President and Teachers - The state teachers' colleges heretofore established and known as state...

Article 12A. Revenue Bonds for Marshall University Capital Improvements

§18-12A-1. Authority of Board of Regents to Issue Revenue Bonds for Certain Capital Improvements - The West Virginia board of regents shall have authority, as...

§18-12A-2. Creation of Special University Capital Improvements Fund; Revenues Payable Into Special Fund; Authority of Board of Regents to Pledge Revenues to Sinking and Reserve Funds - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special...

§18-12A-3. Issuance of Revenue Bonds - The issuance of bonds under the provisions of this article...

§18-12A-4. Trust Agreement for Holders of Bonds - The board may enter into an agreement or agreements with...

§18-12A-5. Sinking Fund for Payment of Bonds - From the special Marshall University capital improvements fund the board...

§18-12A-6. Credit of State Not Pledged - No provisions of this article shall be construed to authorize...

§18-12A-7. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - All bonds issued by the board under the provisions of...

§18-12A-8. Supplemental Powers Conferred; Conflicting Laws Superseded - The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition...

Article 12B. Revenue Bonds for State Institutions of Higher Education -- Capital Improvements on System Basis

§18-12B-1. Board of Regents Authorized to Issue Revenue Bonds for Certain Capital Improvements; Payment of Relocation Costs - The West Virginia board of regents shall have authority, as...

§18-12B-2. State System Tuition Fee Special Capital Improvements Fund in State Treasury; Collections to Be Paid Into Special Fund; Authority of Board of Regents to Pledge Such Collections as Security for Revenue Bonds; Authority of Board to Finance P... - There is created in the State Treasury a state system...

§18-12B-3. Board of Regents to Fix and Collect Fees - The board of regents shall fix, establish, maintain and collect...

§18-12B-4. Issuance of Revenue Bonds; Use of Proceeds; Bonds Exempt From Taxation - The issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this...

§18-12B-5. Issuance of Revenue Refunding Bonds; Use of Moneys; Power to Enter Into Escrow Agreements; Call for Redemption - The issuance of revenue refunding bonds under the provisions of...

§18-12B-6. Bonds May Be Issued for Combined Purposes - The board of regents may authorize by one or more...

§18-12B-7. Bonds Shall Be Negotiable Instruments - The revenue bonds, revenue refunding bonds and bonds issued for...

§18-12B-8. Trust Agreements for Holders of Bonds - The board of regents may enter into an agreement or...

§18-12B-9. Sinking Fund for Payment of Bonds - From the state system tuition fee special capital improvements fund...

§18-12B-10. Credit of State Not Pledged - No provisions of this article shall be construed to authorize...

§18-12B-11. Attorney General or His Duly Appointed Legal Representative to Serve as Bond Counsel - The Attorney General, or his duly appointed legal representative, shall...

§18-12B-12. Powers of Board Are Supplemental; Conflicting Laws Superseded - The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition...

Article 13. West Virginia Edge

§18-13-1. Earn a Degree - Graduate Early (Edge) Initiative Established; Purposes - The Earn a Degree - Graduate Early initiative herein established...

§18-13-2. Goals for West Virginia Edge - In order to serve the citizens of the state by...

§18-13-3. Program Administration and Accountability - (a) West Virginia EDGE is administered by the Assistant State...

§18-13-4. Joint Rule Required - The State Board and the West Virginia Council for Community...

§18-13-5. No Specific Level of Appropriation Required - The Legislature recognizes the importance of the West Virginia Edge...

Article 16. Antihazing Law

§18-16-1. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

§18-16-2. Definitions - As used in this article: (1) "Hazing" means to cause...

§18-16-3. Hazing Prohibited - Any person who causes hazing is guilty of a misdemeanor...

§18-16-4. Enforcement by Institutions - (a) Anti-hazing policy. —The governing body of each institution of...

Article 17. West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

§18-17-1. Continuation; Management; Minimum Salary Scale for All Employees - The West Virginia schools for deaf pupils and blind pupils...

§18-17-2. Admission and Record of Applicants; Special Programs and Services - Deaf and/or blind youth residents in the state, between the...

§18-17-3. Tuition, Board and Clothing of Pupils; Indigent Clothing Fund - All such deaf pupils and blind pupils shall be admitted...

§18-17-4. Period of Attendance; Special Admissions - The pupils of said schools may continue therein until completion...

§18-17-5. Course of Instruction - The course of instruction in the institution shall be prescribed...

§18-17-6. Registration of Deaf and Blind by Assessors - In addition to their other duties the county assessors of...

§18-17-7. Sale of Lands; Application of Proceeds - The state Board of Education may, from time to time,...

§18-17-8. Continuing Contract Status Established; Dismissal and Suspension Procedures - Before entering upon their duties, all teachers shall execute a...

§18-17-9. Employment of Auxiliary and Service Personnel, Dismissal and Suspension Procedures - The state board is authorized to employ such auxiliary and...

Article 19. Educational Opportunities for Children of Deceased Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen

§18-19-1. Appropriation to Provide Educational Opportunities - (a) The purpose of this article is to provide educational...

§18-19-2. Eligibility of Applicant for Benefits; Application Forms; Preference - (a) To be eligible for the benefits of this article,...

§18-19-3. No Tuition Fees to Be Charged; How Funds to Be Expended; Cessation of Allowances - (a) A state post-secondary education or training institution may not...

§18-19-4. Reversion of Balances in Fund to Treasury - Balances in this fund remaining at the end of any...

Article 20. Education of Exceptional Children

§18-20-1. Establishment of Special Programs and Teaching Services for Exceptional Children; Modified Diploma Graduation - (a) In accordance with the following provisions, county boards of...

§18-20-1a. Preschool Programs for Severely Disabled Children; Rules and Regulations - (a) During the school year beginning on July 1, 1985,...

§18-20-1b. Preschool Programs for Handicapped Children; Rules and Regulations - (a) During the school year beginning on July 1, 1991,...

§18-20-1c. Integrated Classrooms Serving Students With Exceptional Needs; and Requirements as to the Assistance, Training and Information to Be Provided to the Affected Classroom Teacher - (a) The regular classroom teacher is entitled to the following...

§18-20-1d. Adoption of a State Model for Individualized Education Program - The state board shall adopt a basic model for individualized...

§18-20-2. Providing Suitable Educational Facilities, Equipment and Services - (a) Each county board shall provide suitable educational facilities, special...

§18-20-3. County Reports - Each county shall, after having received from the faculty Senates...

§18-20-4. Examination and Report by Medical or Other Specialists - Each child prior to enrolling in a special education program...

§18-20-5. Powers and Duties of State Superintendent - (a) The State Superintendent of Schools shall organize, promote, administer...

§18-20-6. Advisory Council for the Education of Exceptional Children - There shall be an advisory council for the education of...

§18-20-7. Exceptional Children Program Compliance Review Teams - The state board shall establish exceptional children program compliance review...

§18-20-8. Interagency Plan for Exceptional Children; Advisory Council - (a) The state departments of health, human services and education...

§18-20-9. Gifted Education Caseload Review - Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary,...

§18-20-10. Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Defined - (a) The Legislature finds as follows: (1) Reading difficulties are...

§18-20-11. Video Cameras Required in Certain Special Education Classrooms - (a) A county board of education shall ensure placement of...

Article 21. Special Community-Based Pilot Demonstration Project to Improve Outcomes for At-Risk Youth

§18-21-1. Definition of &Quot;at-Risk Youth" - As used in this article "at-risk youth" means all children...

§18-21-2. Creation of a Special Community-Based Pilot Demonstration Project to Improve Outcomes for At-Risk Youth - Effective July 1, 2012, if funds are available, the Secretary...

§18-21-3. Secretary of Department of Health and Human Resources Responsibilities - The Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and...

§18-21-4. Organization and Goals of the Community-Based Pilot Demonstration Program - (a) The pilot program shall be operated by a local...

Article 22C. State Aid for Students Attending Greenbrier College of Osteopathic Medicine

§18-22C-1. Legislative Intent - The Legislature declares that there exists within the State of...

§18-22C-2. State Aid for Students of Osteopathy - The board of regents is hereby authorized to enter into...

Article 22D. Higher Education Student Assistance Loan Program

§18-22D-1. Legislative Purpose - The Legislature finds that the percentage of the population in...

§18-22D-2. Definitions - The following words when used in this article have the...

§18-22D-3. Certification of Eligibility; Information as to Other Financial Assistance; Approval of Maximum Loan Amount - (a) The board of regents shall have full authority to...

§18-22D-4. Limitations on Investment in Linked Deposits - The state Board of Investments shall invest in linked deposits...

§18-22D-5. Applications for Loans; Loan Package - (a) An eligible lending institution that desires to receive a...

§18-22D-6. Acceptance or Rejection of Loan Package; Deposit Agreement - (a) The board may approve or reject a linked deposit...

§18-22D-7. Rate of Loan; Repayment - (a) Upon placement of a linked deposit with an eligible...

§18-22D-8. Certification and Monitoring of Compliance; Reports - (a) A certification of compliance with any applicable provisions of...

§18-22D-9. Liability - The state, the governing boards and the state Board of...

Article 23. Additional Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Governing Boards of State Institutions of Higher Education

§18-23-6. Bonds of Officers and Employees of State Institutions of Higher Education - The governing boards shall have authority to cause the head...

§18-23-7. Disposition of State Moneys in Possession of Officers of State Institutions of Higher Education; Manner of Expending Appropriations; Certification of Deficiency in Appropriations - All moneys and funds belonging to the state which shall...

§18-23-8. Visitation and Inspection of State Institutions of Higher Education - The governing boards, or one or more of their members,...

§18-23-9. Books and Accounts - The governing boards shall cause to be kept at their...

§18-23-10. Records of State Institutions of Higher Education for Statistical and Other Purposes; Conference of Chief Officers - The governing boards shall prescribe the records to be kept...

§18-23-11. Special Investigation of Any State Institution of Higher Education by Governor or Committee Appointed by Him - The Governor is hereby empowered to make a special investigation,...

§18-23-12. Governing Boards to Perform Duties Required by Governor - The Governor may require the governing boards to perform any...

§18-23-16. Cost of Dormitories, Housing Facilities, Food Service Facilities and Motor Vehicle Parking Facilities to Be Paid From Proceeds of Revenue Bonds - The governing boards may pay the cost, as defined in...

§18-23-17. Agreements With Trustees for Bondholders - The governing boards may enter into an agreement or agreements...

§18-23-19. Payment of Principal and Interest of Construction Bonds From Revenues of Dormitories, Housing Facilities, Food Service Facilities or Motor Vehicle Parking Facilities; Redemption of Bonds - Whenever bonds are issued for the construction, erection or equipment...

§18-23-20. When Dormitories, Housing Facilities, Food Service Facilities or Motor Vehicle Parking Facilities Become Property of State - When the particular bonds for any dormitory or dormitories, housing...

§18-23-21. State Debt Not to Be Incurred for Dormitories, Housing Facilities, Food Service Facilities or Motor Vehicle Parking Facilities; Federal and Private Assistance; Provisions Separable - Nothing in these sections dealing with dormitories, housing facilities, food...

Article 25. Tax Deferred Investments for Teachers and Other Employees

§18-25-1. Authority to Make Tax Deferred Investments for Teachers and Other Employees - A county board of education, the Teachers Retirement Board, the...

Article 26B. Classified Employee Salary Schedule and Classification System

§18-26B-1. To 18-26b-9 - Repealed. Acts, 1989 Reg. Sess., Ch. 64.

Article 28. Private, Parochial or Church Schools, or Schools of a Religious Order

§18-28-1. Policy - In conformity with the Constitutions of the United States and...

§18-28-2. Attendance; Health and Safety Regulations - The following is applicable to private, parochial or church schools...

§18-28-3. Standardized Testing Requirements - (a) Each private, parochial or church school or school of...

§18-28-4. Voluntary Participation in State Programs - Any private, parochial or church school or school of a...

§18-28-5. New School Notice Requirements; Termination - (a) Any new school to which this article relates shall...

§18-28-6. Requirements Exclusive - No private, parochial or church school or school operated by...

§18-28-7. Waiver of Required Assessment for Certain Students Attending Parochial School - The state superintendent may waive the assessment requirement for parochial...

Article 30. West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program Act

§18-30-1. Title - This article is known and cited as the West Virginia...

§18-30-2. Legislative Findings and Purpose - The Legislature finds and determines that enhancing the accessibility and...

§18-30-3. Definitions - For the purposes of this article, the following terms have...

§18-30-3a. 2022 Legislative Findings; Statutory Construction - (a) The Legislature makes the following findings regarding the amendments...

§18-30-4. The Board of Trustees of the West Virginia College and Jumpstart Savings Programs; Members; Terms; Compensation; Proceedings Generally - (a) The West Virginia College Savings Program is continued. The...

§18-30-5. Powers of the Board to Administer the College Savings Program - (a) The board shall administer the College Savings Program in...

§18-30-6. Use of Financial Organizations as Program Depositories and Managers - (a) The board may implement the program through use of...

§18-30-6a. Special Revenue Account Created for Fulfillment of Savings and Investment Programs - [Repealed].

§18-30-7. West Virginia Savings Plan Trust - (a) The board may establish a Savings Plan Trust, and...

§18-30-8. The College and Jumpstart Savings Administrative Account - (a) There is hereby continued a separate special revenue account...

§18-30-9. Income Tax Deduction for Purchasers - As provided in section twelve-a, article twenty-one, chapter eleven of...

§18-30-10. Reports and Account; Annual Audit - (a) In addition to any other requirements of this article,...

§18-30-11. Financial Aid Eligibility - The calculations of a beneficiarys eligibility for state student financial...

§18-30-12. Confidentiality - Any information that would tend to disclose the identity of...

§18-30-13. Remaining Obligations of the Prepaid Tuition Program and Escrow Fund - (a) The Prepaid Tuition Trust Escrow Fund, which was previously...

Article 30A. West Virginia Jumpstart Savings Act

§18-30A-1. Short Title - This article shall be known, and may be cited as,...

§18-30A-2. Findings - (a) The Legislature recognizes the importance of cultivating an environment...

§18-30A-3. Definitions - For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall...

§18-30A-4. West Virginia Jumpstart Savings Program Established - The West Virginia Jumpstart Savings Program is hereby established, to...

§18-30A-5. The Board of Trustees of the West Virginia College and Jumpstart Savings Programs - The West Virginia Jumpstart Savings Program shall be administered by...

§18-30A-6. Powers of the Board to Implement and Administer the Jumpstart Savings Program - (a) The board shall implement and administer the Jumpstart Savings...

§18-30A-7. Powers and Duties of the Treasurer - (a) In order to implement and administer the program, the...

§18-30A-8. West Virginia Jumpstart Savings Program Trust and Trust Fund Created; Administrative Account - (a) There is hereby established the Jumpstart Savings Program Trust,...

§18-30A-9. Use of Financial Organizations as Program Depositories and Managers - (a) The board may implement the program through use of...

§18-30A-10. Opening a Jumpstart Savings Account; Deposits - (a) Beginning on July 1, 2022, a person may open...

§18-30A-11. Distributions; Qualified Expenses - (a) A distribution from a Jumpstart Savings Account that was...

§18-30A-12. State Tax Benefits Related to a Jumpstart Savings Account - (a) As provided in 11-21-12m, 11-21-25, and 11-24-10a of this...

§18-30A-13. Reports and Account; Annual Audit - (a) In addition to any other requirements of this article,...

§18-30A-14. Records; Confidentiality - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the board...

§18-30A-15. Limitation on Liability - Nothing in this article creates any obligation of the board,...

§18-30A-16. Legislative Rules Required - Prior to the commencement of the program, the board shall...

Article 31. Hope Scholarship Program

§18-31-1. Short Title - This article shall be known as the "Hope Scholarship Act."...

§18-31-2. Definitions - The following words have the meanings ascribed to them unless...

§18-31-3. West Virginia Hope Scholarship Board; Members; Terms; Compensation; Proceedings Generally - (a) The West Virginia Hope Scholarship Program shall be administered...

§18-31-4. Powers of the Board - The board is authorized to take any action necessary to...

§18-31-5. Award of Hope Scholarships - (a) The Hope Scholarship Program is established to provide the...

§18-31-6. Funding of Hope Scholarships; Program and Expense Funds - (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a...

§18-31-7. Qualifying Expenses for Hope Scholarship Accounts - (a) Parents of a Hope Scholarship student shall agree to...

§18-31-8. Renewal of Hope Scholarship Accounts; Participation in Public School System - (a) A parent must renew an eligible recipients Hope Scholarship...

§18-31-9. Administration of Hope Scholarship Accounts - (a) In addition to the duties, obligations, and authority stated...

§18-31-10. Auditing of Hope Scholarship Program; Suspension of Accounts and Providers - (a) The board may propose legislative rules for legislative approval...

§18-31-11. Requirements for and Rights of Education Service Providers - (a) To be eligible to accept payments from a Hope...

§18-31-12. Responsibilities of Resident School Districts - The resident school district or school district in which a...

§18-31-13. Legal Proceedings; Severability - (a) No liability arises on the part of the board...

Article 32. Severability

§18-32-1. Severability - Pursuant to section ten, article two, chapter two of this...

Article 33. Student Religious Liberties

§18-33-1. West Virginia Student Religious Liberties Act - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

§18-33-2. Student Expression - A public school district shall not discriminate against students or...

§18-33-3. Religious Expression in Class Assignments - As more fully set forth in 18-33-5(b) of this code,...

§18-33-4. Freedom to Organize and Advertise Religious Groups and Activities - As more fully set forth in 18-33-5(c) and 18-33-5(d) of...

§18-33-5. Student Expression of Religious Viewpoints; Religious Expression in Class Assignments; Freedom to Organize and Advertise Religious Groups and Activities; Displaying Religious Messages or Symbols - (a) Student expression of religious viewpoints. The school district shall...

§18-33-6. Certain Acts Restricted - This act may not be construed to authorize this state...

§18-33-7. Certain Authority May Not Be Limited - This act shall not be construed to limit the authority...

§18-33-8. First School Year Affected - This act shall be in force beginning with the 2020-2021...

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West Virginia Code Chapter 18. Education

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Chapter 18. Education