SB929

Relating to state board intervention into county school systems

Chamber Passed·3/3/26

West Virginia SB929 mandates county school boards to publish financial statements and prohibits noncompliant boards from receiving state.

West Virginia SB929, known as the Taxpayer Transparency in Education Act, requires county school boards to publish their financial statements either as a Class I-0 legal advertisement or on their website. The statement must include details such as receipts, expenditures, contracts, and payments to school personnel and firms. The State Auditor must notify noncompliant boards, and those failing to comply for over 60 days are barred from receiving discretionary state funding. The act takes effect on July 1, 2026.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Senate · 34–0 · Mar 3
Current
Education Committee
Next
House floor vote

Sponsors

0
7
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

34 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Feb 24

9:30 AM

Senate Education Committee Meeting

History

Mar 5

House

House received Senate message

Mar 5

House

Introduced in House

Mar 5

House

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