WEST virginia legislature

2026 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 5194

By Delegates Canterbury and Cooper

Introduced February 04, 2026; referred to the Committee on Education

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18-5-55, relating to banning calculators and math computational devices from K-8 grade classrooms.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-5-55.  Ban on the usage of calculators and related devices for kindergarten through eighth grade students.

Usage of calculators and math computational devices is prohibited in kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms for public schools and public charter schools in this state.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to ban calculators and math computational devices from K-8 grade classrooms.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.