West Virginia HB5434 creates a two-year moratorium on school closures and consolidations to allow for school funding formula revisions.

West Virginia HB5434 establishes a two-year moratorium on school closures and consolidations to facilitate revisions to the school funding formula. The bill mandates that county boards of education pause any planned closures to allow for potential emergency levy elections or pending legislative changes. It also requires county boards to conduct public hearings with specific criteria, including providing written reasons and impact statements for any proposed closures. The state board must promulgate rules detailing the necessary data and procedures for these hearings.

West Virginia HB5434 creates a two-year moratorium on school closures and consolidations to allow for school funding formula revisions.

West Virginia HB5434 establishes a two-year moratorium on school closures and consolidations to facilitate revisions to the school funding formula. The bill mandates that county boards of education pause any planned closures to allow for potential emergency levy elections or pending legislative changes. It also requires county boards to conduct public hearings with specific criteria, including providing written reasons and impact statements for any proposed closures. The state board must promulgate rules detailing the necessary data and procedures for these hearings.