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HB5412 • 2026
Future Ready Education Act
Future Ready Education Act
Agriculture
Education
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Passed Legislature
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Amendments
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Plain English: HB5412 HFA Statler 3-4 #1 White 3336 Delegate Statler moved to amend the bill on page 4, section 13, line 9, by striking out “2027-2028” and inserting in lieu thereof “2026-2027”.
- HB5412 HFA Statler 3-4 #1 White 3336 Delegate Statler moved to amend the bill on page 4, section 13, line 9, by striking out “2027-2028” and inserting in lieu thereof “2026-2027”.
- Adopted Rejected
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Plain English: HB5412 HFA Statler 3-4 #1 White 3336 Delegate Statler moved to amend the bill on page 4, section 13, line 9, by striking out “2027-2028” and inserting in lieu thereof “2026-2027”.
- HB5412 HFA Statler 3-4 #1 White 3336 Delegate Statler moved to amend the bill on page 4, section 13, line 9, by striking out “2027-2028” and inserting in lieu thereof “2026-2027”.
- Adopted Rejected
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Plain English: HB5412 SFA GRADY #1 3-13 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the committee amendment on page 4, section 13, line 15, by striking out the word "shall" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "may".
- HB5412 SFA GRADY #1 3-13 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the committee amendment on page 4, section 13, line 15, by striking out the word "shall" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "may".
- Adopted Rejected
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Plain English: HB5412 SFA GRADY #1 3-13 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the committee amendment on page 4, section 13, line 15, by striking out the word "shall" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "may".
- HB5412 SFA GRADY #1 3-13 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the committee amendment on page 4, section 13, line 15, by striking out the word "shall" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "may".
- Adopted Rejected
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Plain English: HB5412 SFA GRADY #2 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill on page 3, after line, 34 by inserting the following: ARTICLE 5.
- HB5412 SFA GRADY #2 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill on page 3, after line, 34 by inserting the following: ARTICLE 5.
- COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
- §18-5-55.
- Protection of vocational education agriculture programs.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Plain English: HB5412 SFA GRADY #2 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill on page 3, after line, 34 by inserting the following: ARTICLE 5.
- HB5412 SFA GRADY #2 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill on page 3, after line, 34 by inserting the following: ARTICLE 5.
- COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
- §18-5-55.
- Protection of vocational education agriculture programs.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Plain English: HB5412 SFA GRADY #3 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill on page 3, after line 34, by inserting the following: ARTICLE 5.
- HB5412 SFA GRADY #3 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill on page 3, after line 34, by inserting the following: ARTICLE 5.
- COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
- §18-5-55.
- Protection of vocational education agriculture programs.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Plain English: HB5412 SFA GRADY #3 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill on page 3, after line, 34 by inserting the following: ARTICLE 5.
- HB5412 SFA GRADY #3 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill on page 3, after line, 34 by inserting the following: ARTICLE 5.
- COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
- §18-5-55.
- Protection of vocational education agriculture programs.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Plain English: HB5412 SFAT GRADY #1 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- HB5412 SFAT GRADY #1 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- Com.
- Sub.
- for House Bill 5412 —A Bill to amend and reenact §11-8-26 and §18-2E-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18A-3-13, all relating to facilitating the modernization of educational programs and technologies that can prepare students for future workforce needs; authorizing multi-year contracts by local fiscal bodies to procure technology licensing service agreements; requiring maintaining documentation regarding the fiscal savings from authorized multi-year contract; extending the Mountain State Digital Project to include all of grades K-12; expanding the types of resources that schools participating in the project are to receive and the curriculum the resources must feature; providing that not later than the 2028-2029 school year, each kindergarten through fifth grade classroom teacher providing literacy instruction shall have received the training in the science of reading; establishing training parameters and time frames; requiring the receipt of a certificate of completion of the science of reading upon successful completion of training; allowing for provision of accommodations for certain counties; and allowing public charter school educators to voluntarily participate in the training.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Plain English: HB5412 SFAT GRADY #1 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- HB5412 SFAT GRADY #1 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- Com.
- Sub.
- for House Bill 5412 —A Bill to amend and reenact §11-8-26 and §18-2E-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18A-3-13, all relating to facilitating the modernization of educational programs and technologies that can prepare students for future workforce needs; authorizing multi-year contracts by local fiscal bodies to procure technology licensing service agreements; requiring maintaining documentation regarding the fiscal savings from authorized multi-year contract; extending the Mountain State Digital Project to include all of grades K-12; expanding the types of resources that schools participating in the project are to receive and the curriculum the resources must feature; providing that not later than the 2028-2029 school year, each kindergarten through fifth grade classroom teacher providing literacy instruction shall have received the training in the science of reading; establishing training parameters and time frames; requiring the receipt of a certificate of completion of the science of reading upon successful completion of training; allowing for provision of accommodations for certain counties; and allowing public charter school educators to voluntarily participate in the training.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Plain English: HB5412 SFAT GRADY #2 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- HB5412 SFAT GRADY #2 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- Com.
- Sub.
- for House Bill 5412 —A Bill to amend and reenact §11-8-26 and §18-2E-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-55; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18A-3-13, all relating to facilitating the modernization of educational programs and technologies that can prepare students for future workforce needs; authorizing multi-year contracts by local fiscal bodies to procure technology licensing service agreements; requiring maintaining documentation regarding the fiscal savings from authorized multi-year contract; extending the Mountain State Digital Project to include all of grades K-12; expanding the types of resources that schools participating in the project are to receive and the curriculum the resources must feature; requiring that a vocational education agriculture program be offered to all students at a public high school if the county board determines that sufficient interest exists; prohibiting the termination of any vocational education agriculture program at any public school unless the enrollment is the lowest enrollment of all vocational education programs at the school; requiring submission of a report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability if a vocational education agriculture program at a public school is terminated; providing that not later than the 2028-2029 school year, each kindergarten through fifth grade classroom teacher providing literacy instruction shall have received the training in the science of reading; establishing training parameters and time frames; requiring the receipt of a certificate of completion of the science of reading upon successful completion of training; allowing for provision of accommodations for certain counties; and allowing public charter school educators to voluntarily participate in the training.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Plain English: HB5412 SFAT GRADY #2 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- HB5412 SFAT GRADY #2 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- Com.
- Sub.
- for House Bill 5412 —A Bill to amend and reenact §11-8-26 and §18-2E-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-55; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18A-3-13, all relating to facilitating the modernization of educational programs and technologies that can prepare students for future workforce needs; authorizing multi-year contracts by local fiscal bodies to procure technology licensing service agreements; requiring maintaining documentation regarding the fiscal savings from authorized multi-year contract; extending the Mountain State Digital Project to include all of grades K-12; expanding the types of resources that schools participating in the project are to receive and the curriculum the resources must feature; requiring that a vocational education agriculture program be offered to all students at a public high school if the county board determines that sufficient interest exists; prohibiting the termination of any vocational education agriculture program at any public school unless the enrollment is the lowest enrollment of all vocational education programs at the school; requiring submission of a report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability if a vocational education agriculture program at a public school is terminated; providing that not later than the 2028-2029 school year, each kindergarten through fifth grade classroom teacher providing literacy instruction shall have received the training in the science of reading; establishing training parameters and time frames; requiring the receipt of a certificate of completion of the science of reading upon successful completion of training; allowing for provision of accommodations for certain counties; and allowing public charter school educators to voluntarily participate in the training.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Plain English: HB5412 SFAT GRADY #3 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- HB5412 SFAT GRADY #3 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- Com.
- Sub.
- for House Bill 5412 —A Bill to amend and reenact §11-8-26 and §18-2E-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-55; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18A-3-13, all relating to facilitating the modernization of educational programs and technologies that can prepare students for future workforce needs; authorizing multi-year contracts by local fiscal bodies to procure technology licensing service agreements; requiring maintaining documentation regarding the fiscal savings from authorized multi-year contract; extending the Mountain State Digital Project to include all of grades K-12; expanding the types of resources that schools participating in the project are to receive and the curriculum the resources must feature; requiring vocational education agriculture programs to be offered to all students yearly to ensure students are aware of the benefits of agricultural programs and to gauge student interest; allowing a county board to choose not to offer an agricultural program only if it is not viable; defining viable; providing that not later than the 2028-2029 school year, each kindergarten through fifth grade classroom teacher providing literacy instruction shall have received the training in the science of reading; establishing training parameters and time frames; requiring the receipt of a certificate of completion of the science of reading upon successful completion of training; allowing for provision of accommodations for certain counties; and allowing public charter school educators to voluntarily participate in the training.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Plain English: HB5412 SFAT GRADY #3 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- HB5412 SFAT GRADY #3 3-14 Hager 7871 Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: Eng.
- Com.
- Sub.
- for House Bill 5412 —A Bill to amend and reenact §11-8-26 and §18-2E-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-55; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18A-3-13, all relating to facilitating the modernization of educational programs and technologies that can prepare students for future workforce needs; authorizing multi-year contracts by local fiscal bodies to procure technology licensing service agreements; requiring maintaining documentation regarding the fiscal savings from authorized multi-year contract; extending the Mountain State Digital Project to include all of grades K-12; expanding the types of resources that schools participating in the project are to receive and the curriculum the resources must feature; requiring vocational education agriculture programs to be offered to all students yearly to ensure students are aware of the benefits of agricultural programs and to gauge student interest; allowing a county board to choose not to offer an agricultural program only if it is not viable; defining viable; providing that not later than the 2028-2029 school year, each kindergarten through fifth grade classroom teacher providing literacy instruction shall have received the training in the science of reading; establishing training parameters and time frames; requiring the receipt of a certificate of completion of the science of reading upon successful completion of training; allowing for provision of accommodations for certain counties; and allowing public charter school educators to voluntarily participate in the training.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Bill History
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2026-03-14
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Senate requests House to concur
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2026-03-14
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Title amendment adopted
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2026-03-14
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Passed Senate (Roll No. 698)
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2026-03-14
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Amended on 3rd reading (Voice vote)
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2026-03-14
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Unanimous consent to amend on 3rd reading
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2026-03-14
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Read 3rd time
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2026-03-14
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On 3rd reading
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2026-03-13
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Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
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2026-03-13
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Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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2026-03-13
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Committee amendment reported
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2026-03-13
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Read 2nd time
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2026-03-13
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On 2nd reading
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2026-03-12
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Read 1st time
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2026-03-12
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Immediate consideration
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2026-03-12
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Reported do pass, with amendment
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2026-03-05
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To Finance
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2026-03-05
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To Finance
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2026-03-05
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Introduced in Senate
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2026-03-04
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Communicated to Senate
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2026-03-04
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Passed House (Roll No. 343)
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2026-03-04
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Read 3rd time
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2026-03-04
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Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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2026-03-04
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Amendment reported by the Clerk
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2026-03-04
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Read 2nd time
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2026-03-04
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Dispensed with Constitutional Rule (Roll No. 342)
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2026-03-04
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Read 1st time
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2026-03-04
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On 1st reading, Special Calendar
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2026-03-03
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Without recommendation
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2026-03-03
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By substitute, do pass
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2026-02-20
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To House Finance
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2026-02-20
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By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
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2026-02-18
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Markup Discussion
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2026-02-10
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To House Education
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2026-02-10
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Introduced in House
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2026-02-10
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To Education then Finance
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2026-02-10
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Filed for introduction
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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature 2026 regular session ENGROSSED Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 5412 (By request of the Executive) [Originating in the Committee on Finance, March 3, 2026] A BILL to amend and reenact §11-8-26, and §18-2E-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18A-3-13, all relating to facilitating the modernization of educational programs and technologies that can prepare students for future workforce needs; authorizing multi-year contracts by local fiscal bodies to procure educational materials with a technology licensing service component where it would result in material fiscal savings; requiring maintaining documentation regarding the fiscal savings from authorized multi-year contract; extending the Mountain State Digital Project to grades 9-12 and extending the program to include educational support and tutoring curriculum including in reading, mathematics, science, career-technical education; authorizing the Department of Education to develop and provide to kindergarten through fifth grade classroom teachers with training in the science of reading; providing that beginning in 2026-2027 school year, each kindergarten through fifth grade classroom teacher providing literacy instruction and intensive training in the science of reading; establishing training parameters and time frames; and allowing public charter school educators to voluntarily participate in the training. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: CHAPTER 11. TAXATION. ARTICLE 8. LEVIES. §11-8-26. Unlawful expenditures by local fiscal body. (a) Except as provided in §11-8-14b, §11-8-25a, and §11-8-26a of this code, a local fiscal body shall not expend money or incur obligations: (1) In an unauthorized manner; (2) For an unauthorized purpose; (3) In excess of the amount allocated to the fund in the levy order; or (4) In excess of the funds available for current expenses. (b) As it pertains to subdivision (a)(4) of this section, local fiscal bodies shall not obligate funds beyond a period of one year except that local fiscal bodies shall have the authority to enter into multi-year contracts with a term extending up to five years only if: (1) The contract is for the procurement of educational materials with a technology licensing service component; (2) The contract includes a cancellation clause allowing the local fiscal body to terminate the contract at any time upon 30 days’ notice to the vendor; and (3) Local fiscal bodies must justify entering into multi-year contracts by maintaining documentation of material fiscal savings to the body. (b) (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing and any other provision of law to the contrary, a local fiscal body or its duly authorized officials may not be penalized for a casual deficit which does not exceed its approved levy estimate by more than three percent: Provided, That such casual deficit is satisfied in the levy estimate for the succeeding fiscal year: Provided, however, That in calculating a deficit for purposes of this section, account shall not be taken of any amount for which the local fiscal body may be liable for the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of the West Virginia Retiree Health Benefit Trust Fund or any amount allocated to the local fiscal body as an employer annual required contribution that exceeds the minimum annual employer payment component of the contribution, all as provided under §5-16D-1 et seq. , article sixteen-d, chapter five of this code. CHAPTER 18. EDUCATION. ARTICLE 2E. HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. §18-2E-12. Mountain State Digital Literacy Project. (a) Beginning for the school year 2020-2021, the state board shall implement a pilot project, hereby designated the Mountain State Digital Literacy Project. The state board shall determine the number of schools eligible to participate in the pilot project and may adjust that number on a yearly basis. The state board shall select the schools to participate in the project, but selected schools shall possess varying geographic and demographic characteristics and serve students in grades K-8 K-12 . (b) Subject to legislative appropriation for this purpose, schools participating in the project shall be provided with instructional, educational support, and tutoring resources for students and teachers that feature an extensive curriculum related to digital literacy, online assessment preparation, reading, mathematics, science, career-technical education, and internet safety. Administrators and teachers at the participating schools shall be provided access to online digital literacy related professional development and support. (c) The project shall be designed and implemented to compliment and build upon the digital literacy standards and assessments established pursuant to §18-2-12, §18-2E-5(c)(16), and §18-2E-5(d)(5) of this code. (d) The state board may contract with a third-party to facilitate the project. Any such third-party shall satisfy the following qualifications: (1) Possesses demonstratable experience facilitating similar digital literacy initiatives with public school systems; (2) Provides extensive digital literacy content over the internet that may be adapted to age or grade specific users and assessment tools, and integrates with widely used platforms; and (3) Provides digital literacy-related professional development and support resources for administrators and teachers. (e) On or before January 1, 2020 2027 , the state board shall submit to the Governor and the Legislative Oversight Committee on Education Accountability a report that provides information on the development, structure, and fiscal estimate of the Mountain State Digital Literacy Project. (f) On or before January 1, 2025 2028 , the state board shall submit to the Governor and the Legislative Oversight Committee on Education Accountability an evaluation of the pilot project’s impact on the performance and progress of students at the participating schools. The evaluation shall include a recommendation for pilot project continuation, expansion or termination and, if recommended for continuation or expansion, any recommendations for program modifications and utilization of the successful participating schools as demonstration sites to facilitate program expansion. CHAPTER 18A. SCHOOL PERSONNEL. ARTICLE 3. TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, LICENSING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. §18A-3-13. Endorsement in the Science of Reading for Elementary School Teachers. (a) Beginning not later than the 2026-2027 school year, each kindergarten through fifth grade classroom teacher providing literacy instruction shall be trained using high quality professional learning that incorporates ongoing, intensive training in the science of reading that includes classroom application activities and live sessions spanning multiple school years as approved and provided through the West Virginia Department of Education. (b) The instruction set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall be implemented as follows: (1) Currently employed classroom teachers shall enroll in the approved professional learning no later than 2026-2027 school year. (2) Newly employed classroom teachers shall enroll in their first year of employment. (3) Classroom teachers who have successfully completed the approved training shall receive a certificate of completion of science of reading free of charge. (c) The Department of Education may provide accommodations for those counties whose classroom teachers are in the process of obtaining this endorsement. (d) Public charter school teachers may choose to participate in the requirements set forth in this section. 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: