| WV | HB4395 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to continue investigations of allegations that school personnel have jeopardized the health, safety, or welfare of a student after the school personnel obtains another job or transfers to another school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | HB4765 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to raise the salaries of certain state employees: WV State Police and certain personnel; public school teachers; and school service personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | HB5012 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide for in-year school personnel movement to meet school needs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | HB4995 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of "Oscar's Law." The bill addresses video cameras within special education classrooms. The bill provides protections for nonverbal and autistic children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | SB155 | Pass | The purpose of this bill relates to the creation of adjunct teaching permits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | HB5412 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Future-Ready Education Act, to enable local boards of education to enter into long-term contracts for textbooks resulting in fiscal savings, to expand the Mountain State Digital Literacy Program, to requir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Senate requests House to concur |
| WV | SB899 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to permit teachers with 15 years of experience at the elementary, high school, or middle school level to be certified to be principals at the levels they have taught in for the minimum of 15 years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB1064 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to redefine "long-term substitute" as it relates to public school personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | HB5511 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a lump sum payment of accrued personal leave to full-time employees of a county school board upon the end of full-time employment due to death.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB1061 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to remove the prohibition against reassigning school personnel in certain instances after the last day of the second school month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4591 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to recognize School Athletic Directors who have achieved a nationally recognized professional certification through the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-25
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB1048 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to transfer the responsibility for making determinations on eliminating school personnel positions due to lack of need for all county school districts from the county boards of those districts to the West Virginia Board of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5586 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide an across-the-board $5,000 pay raise for all classroom school teachers effective July 1, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5616 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify years of service experience for service personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB5584 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require county school boards to provide one day in-service training to prepare county employees for annual competency tests.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB909 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Future-Ready Education Act, to enable local boards of education to enter into long-term contracts for textbooks resulting in fiscal savings, to expand the Mountain State Digital Literacy Program, to requir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB5420 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Logic for Living curriculum in public schools for grades seven through ten, with phased implementation and involvement of the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia Unive...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5355 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that a teaching position held by a person not certified to teach that position may be considered vacant and open for bid every year until filled by a person certified to teach that position.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB5339 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit retaliation toward school employees for opinions expressed on social media.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB870 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide teachers a $10,000 pay raise across five years, with a $2,000 raise to be provided in each school year beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year, and to provide service p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB5338 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Health Freedom for Teachers and Students Act of 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5247 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require the State Department of Education to develop a pilot program to provide mental and behavioral health services as an alternative to suspending students for disruptive behaviors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB5271 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to grant full-time employees of county boards of education three months of paid leave, following the birth of a child, or the placement of a child in the home through adoption or foster care. The bill provides that the lea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB5239 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the state minimum salary schedule for teachers; and to raise the state minimum salary for teachers to $50,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4467 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit pregnant women and mothers of newborn children who are employees of a public school system in this state to utilize the sick leave bank.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Public Education Committee |
| WV | HB5148 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill relates to the creation of the Student Bill of Rights.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB5045 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to change the minimum ratio of school cooks to one cook for every 110 meals prepared and served.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB5043 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a $900 monthly increase to state school service personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB713 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide for a ten percent pay raise all teachers and school service personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB11 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to combat absenteeism among educators by providing a cash bonus in exchange for unused days of personal leave.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4941 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to match the salaries of Aide I, II, III, IV, V (Special Education Aides) with that of Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teachers and then increasing that amount by 5% for the Aide V position; increase the pay of self-co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4973 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish a minimum salary of $50,000 for teachers and providing at least a $2,000 salary increase for all teachers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4939 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a $10,000 a year salary increase for any teacher who goes through the National Board Certification process and becomes nationally certified.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4904 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to define a critical vacancy and require board staff certified in the subject matters where there are vacancies to act as substitutes in those positions until someone is hired to fill that position.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4905 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to remove all fees charged by the West Virginia State Department of Education associated with teacher licensure, certification, and registering the completion of continuing credit hours.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4938 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require county boards of education to train at least one professional staff member at each school in grant writing procedures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4875 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a 25% pay increase for state school service personnel across all salary scales.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4844 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modify the procedure for teachers when using leave.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-27
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB585 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to raise the salaries of certain state employees: WV State Police and certain personnel; public school teachers; and school service personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4727 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a 25% pay increase for state teachers across all salary scales.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB428 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create three separate job titles for school bus operators based on years of service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4637 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to limit how often a teacher's aide may be pulled from his or her regular, expected job duty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4658 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to add to the teacher pay scale the increments of Bachelor's Plus 30 and Master's Plus 60.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4708 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the amount of time a substitute teacher holding a restricted substitute teacher permit may teach long term.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4654 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a pay increase for teachers who have more than 30 students in their classroom, and to provide for an exception.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB516 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish a minimum salary of $50,000 for teachers and providing at least a $2,000 salary increase for all teachers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | HB4578 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide more local control over educational decisionmaking, differentiation of funding for counties, and to address operational efficiencies within education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4584 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to enhance pay for teachers; provide for market pay enhancement for teacher salaries in certain circumstances; provide for certification to the State Auditor; set out distribution of funds; require reporting; make funds su...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4133 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to define "workday" and "half workday" for school service personnel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Public Education Committee |
| WV | HB4465 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the pay of substitute teachers to be the same as a full time teacher.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Education Committee |
