Bill > HB4087

This bill establishes the West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance to foster partnerships between higher education institutions in West Virginia and Ireland, aiming to support student and faculty exchanges and collaborative educational projects. To be eligible for grant funding, a West Virginia four-year college or university must team up with a West Virginia two-year community or technical college, and the Higher Education Policy Commission will decide which of these partnerships receive grants, which are capped at $50,000 and subject to legislative appropriation. The bill also expands the membership of the West Virginia-Ireland Trade Commission to include individuals with an interest in education, alongside its existing focus on trade and investment, with the overall goal of strengthening academic, cultural, and workforce ties between the two regions.