WEST virginia legislature

2026 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 1077

By Senator Smith (Mr. President)

[Introduced February 23, 2026; referred
to the Committee on Education]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-55, relating to vocational education; and protecting vocational education agriculture programs.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-5-55.  Protection of vocational education agriculture programs.

(a) The Legislature finds that when county boards need to cut expenditures, vocational education agriculture programs are too often the area in which county boards choose to reduce their spending.

(b) In order to protect vocational education agriculture programs in West Virginia, no county board may reduce its expenditure on vocational education agriculture programs during the 2027 fiscal year from the amount that the county board spends on vocational education agriculture programs during the current fiscal year.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to protect vocational education agriculture programs.

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