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HB5694 • 2026
Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.
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Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - House Journal
Approved by Governor 3/17/2026
Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - Senate Journal
To Governor 3/14/2026 - Senate Journal
Completed legislative action
Communicated to House
Effective from passage (Roll No. 621)
Passed Senate (Roll No. 620)
Read 3rd time
Read 2nd time
Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 619)
Read 1st time
Immediate consideration
Committee reference dispensed
Introduced in Senate
Ordered to Senate
Effective from passage (Roll No. 592)
Passed House (Roll No. 591)
Read 3rd time
Read 2nd time
Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 590)
Read 1st time
Immediate consideration
Reference dispensed
Introduced in House
Filed for introduction
Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.
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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature 2026 regular session ENROLLED House Bill 5694 By Delegate McGeehan [Passed March 14, 2026; in effect from passage] AN ACT supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the State Board of Education, State Department of Education, fund 0313, fiscal year 2026, organization 0402, by supplementing and amending Chapter 37, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session 2025, known as the budget bill for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, as amended by enrolled H.B. 4575 enacted by the Legislature, Regular Session 2026. WHEREAS, The Governor submitted the Executive Budget Document to the Legislature on January 14, 2026, containing a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2025, and further included the estimate of revenue for the fiscal year 2026, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2026, and further included recommended expirations to the unappropriated surplus balance of the State Fund, General Revenue; and WHEREAS, It appears from the Governor’s Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, there now remains an unappropriated surplus balance in the Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; therefore Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That Chapter 37, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session 2025, known as the budget bill, as amended by enrolled H.B. 4575 enacted by the Legislature, Regular Session 2026, fund 0313, fiscal year 2026, organization 0402, be supplemented and amended to read as follows: Title II – Appropriations. Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 49 - State Board of Education – State Department of Education (W.V. Code Chapter 18 and 18A) Fund 0313 FY 2026 Org 0402 General Appro- Revenue priation Fund Personal Services and Employee Benefits 00100 $ 4,983,544 Teachers’ Retirement Savings Realized 09500 39,831,000 Unclassified (R) 09900 420,000 Current Expenses (R) 13000 3,517,816 Increased Enrollment 14000 13,653,041 Safe Schools 14300 7,243,900 Attendance Incentive Bonus (R) 15001 2,262,389 National Teacher Certification (R) 16100 100,000 Jobs & Hope – Childhood Drug Prevention Education 21901 2,000,000 Technology Repair and Modernization 29800 951,003 Hope Scholarship Program (R) 30401 24,610,523 HVAC Technicians 35500 555,872 Early Retirement Notification Incentive 36600 300,000 MATH Program 36800 836,532 Assessment Programs (R) 39600 3,750,759 Governor’s Honors Academy (R) 47800 979,853 English as a Second Language 52800 96,000 Teacher Reimbursement 57300 297,188 Hospitality Training 60000 281,051 Youth in Government 61600 100,000 High Acuity Special Needs (R) 63400 2,700,000 Computer Science Education 43801 600,000 Foreign Student Education 63600 102,133 State Board of Education Administrative Costs 68400 200,000 Early Literacy Program 75600 5,724,015 School Based Truancy Prevention (R) 78101 2,000,000 Communities in Schools (R) 78103 4,912,637 Mastery Based Education 78104 125,000 Mountain State Digital Literacy Program 86401 1,000,000 21 st Century Learners (R) 88600 1,675,127 BRIM Premium 91300 342,859 Allowance for Extraordinary Sustained Growth 94300 71,980 Education Programs XXXXX 0 21 st Century Assessment and Professional Development 93100 2,015,254 21 st Century Technology Infrastructure Network Tools and Support (R) 93300 9,256,714 Special Olympic Games 96600 25,000 Educational Program Allowance 99600 716,250 Hancock County Board of Education Financial Stability Loan Program – Surplus xxxxx 8,000,000 Total $ 146,237,440 The above appropriations include funding for the State Board of Education and its executive office. From the above appropriation for Current Expenses (fund 0313, appropriation 13000), $2,000,000 shall be used for the Department of Education Child Nutrition Program – Non-traditional Child Hunger Solutions. Any unexpended balances remaining in the appropriations for Unclassified (fund 0313, appropriation 09900), Current Expenses (fund 0313, appropriation 13000), Center for Professional Development (fund 0313, appropriation 11500), Attendance Incentive Bonus (fund 0313, appropriation 15001), National Teacher Certification (fund 0313, appropriation 16100), Hope Scholarship Program (fund 0313, appropriation 30401), Assessment Programs (fund 0313, appropriation 39600), Benedum Professional Development Collaborative (fund 0313, appropriation 42700), Governor’s Honors Academy (fund 0313, appropriation 47800), High Acuity Special Needs (fund 0313, appropriation 63400), IT Academy (fund 0313, appropriation 72100), School Based Truancy Prevention (fund 0313, appropriation 78101), Communities in Schools (fund 0313, appropriation 78103), 21 st Century Learners (fund 0313, appropriation 88600), 21 st Century Technology Infrastructure Network Tools and Support (fund 0313, appropriation 93300), and Communities in Schools – Surplus (fund 0313, appropriation 78199) at the close of the fiscal year 2025 are hereby reappropriated for expenditure during the fiscal year 2026. The above appropriation for Teachers’ Retirement Savings Realized (fund 0313, appropriation 09500) shall be transferred to the Employee Pension and Health Care Benefit Fund (fund 2044). From the above appropriation for Unclassified (fund 0313, appropriation 09900), $120,000 shall be for assisting low income students with AP and CLEP exam fees. From the appropriation for Safe Schools (fund 0313, appropriation 14300), $2,900,000 shall be used for school mapping. From the above appropriation for Educational Program Allowance (fund 0313, appropriation 99600), $100,000 shall be expended for the Morgan County Board of Education for Paw Paw Schools; $250,000 shall be for the Randolph County Board of Education for Pickens School; $100,000 shall be for the Randolph County Board of Education for the Harman School, $100,000 shall be for the Preston County Board of Education for the Aurora School; $100,000 shall be for the Fayette County Board of Education for Meadow Bridge; and $66,250 is for Project Based Learning in STEM fields The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled. ............................................................... Clerk of the House of Delegates ............................................................... Clerk of the Senate Originated in the House of Delegates. In effect from passage. ............................................................... Speaker of the House of Delegates ............................................................... President of the Senate __________ The within is ................................................ this the........................................... Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026. ............................................................. Governor 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: