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WV HB4422
WV HB4422To permit students in eighth and ninth grade to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities in the fall
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Introduced
01/16/2026
01/16/2026
In Committee
01/30/2026
01/30/2026
Crossed Over
01/28/2026
01/28/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact §18-5-39 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting students in eighth and ninth grades to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to play sports in the fall.
AI Summary
This bill amends West Virginia Code §18-5-39 to allow eighth and ninth-grade students to attend summer school specifically to improve their grades and become academically eligible for extracurricular activities, such as sports, in the following fall. The existing law already permits county school boards to establish summer school programs, charge tuition, and use public school facilities for remedial or accelerated instruction, but this addition clarifies that participation in summer school can be used to meet academic requirements for fall extracurricular participation for these specific grade levels.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (11)
Marty Gearheart (R)*,
Eric Brooks (R),
Jim Butler (R),
Jeff Campbell (R),
Roy Cooper (R),
Joe Ellington (R),
John Paul Hott (R),
Daniel Linville (R),
David Elliott Pritt (R),
Carl Roop (R),
Jeffrey Stephens (R),
Last Action
To Education (on 01/30/2026)
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