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HB5045 • 2026
Changing the recommended guidelines for full-day and half-day cooks to the minimum ratio of one cook for every 110 meals
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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To House Education
Introduced in House
To Education then Finance
Filed for introduction
Changing the recommended guidelines for full-day and half-day cooks to the minimum ratio of one cook for every 110 meals
HB 5045 Text skip navigation SENATE PRESIDENT SENATORS COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS SENATE CLERK SENATE RULES HOUSE SPEAKER DELEGATES COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS HOUSE CLERK HOUSE RULES HOUSE STAFF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC INFORMATION LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION POST AUDIT DIVISION BUDGET DIVISION REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CLAIMS COMMISSION CRIME VICTIMS RULE-MAKING REVIEW SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version House Bill 5045 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE FISCAL NOTE FISCAL NOTE 2026 REGULAR SESSION Introduced House Bill 5045 By Delegate Toney [Introduced February 02, 2026; referred to the Committee on Education then Finance] A BILL to amend and reenact §18A-2-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to changing the recommended guidelines for full-day and half-day cooks to the minimum ratio of one cook for every 110 meals prepared and served. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 2. SCHOOL PERSONNEL. §18A-2-13. Recommended guidelines for full-day and half-day cooks. The following guidelines are optional guidelines mandatory that county boards may shall use when scheduling full-day and half-day cooks: Number of Number of Average Number of Meals Cooks Meals Served Per Cook's Hours Worked 1-90 1-110 1 12.00 14.67 91-135 111-166 1.5 12.00 14.67 136-180 167-222 2 12.00 14.67 181-225 223-278 2.5 12.00 14.67 226-270 279-334 3 12.00 14.67 271-315 335-390 3.5 12.00 14.67 316-360 391-446 4 12.00 14.67 361-405 447-558 4.5 12.00 14.67 406-450 559-614 5 12.00 14.67 451-495 615-670 5.5 12.00 14.67 496-540 671-726 6 12.00 14.67 541-585 727-782 6.5 12.00 14.67 586-630 783-838 7 12.00 14.67 631-675 839-894 7.5 12.00 14.67 676-720 895-950 8 12.00 14.67 721-765 951-1006 8.5 12.00 14.67 766-810 1007-1062 9 12.00 14.67 811-855 1063-1118 9.5 12.00 14.67 856-900 1119-1194 10 12.00 14.67 A meal prepared for a school lunch shall be established as a whole meal. Other meals shall be equal to three fourths of a school lunch meal. Beginning with the school year 2027-2028, the minimum ratio of school cooks shall be one cook for every 110 meals prepared and served. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to change the minimum ratio of school cooks to one cook for every 110 meals prepared and served. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added. Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information. | Terms of Use | Webmaster | © 2026 West Virginia Legislature ** Print On Demand Name: Email: Phone: