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HB5047 • 2026
To create the Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program.
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
To create the Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program.
HB 5047 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 5047 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature 2026 regular session FISCAL NOTE Introduced House Bill 5047 By Delegates Toney, Statler, Ellington, Campbell, Dittman, Cooper, and Roop [Introduced February 02, 2026; referred to the Committee on Education then Finance] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, by adding a new section, designated §18-5-55, relating to the creation of the Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. §18-5-55. Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program. (a) The Legislature finds that many rural and coalfield counties lack equitable access to career training, arts education, and specialized instructional facilities due to geography, transportation barriers, and limited capital resources. (b) There is hereby created the Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program within the Department of Education. (c) Funds awarded under this section may be used exclusively for: (1) Purchase of buses, handicap buses or vehicles for conversion into mobile classrooms; (2) Conversion, renovation, and equipping of mobile units for career and technical education, workforce training, fine arts instruction, and other specialized educational programs approved by the department; (3) Instructional equipment, technology, and safety modifications necessary to operate mobile classrooms. (d) Funds may not be used for the purchase of standard pupil transportation buses not converted for instructional use. (e) Preference shall be given to counties or municipalities that submit applications jointly with county commissions, career and technical centers, workforce development entities, regional education service agencies, or other public agencies. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program. 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: