2026 Regular Session
Link to Bill History on Legacy Website (Click Here)Summary: To move any remaining sixth grade classifications from elementary schools to middle schools.
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DOCX: HB4660 INTR.docx
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 4660
By Delegates Statler, Ellington, and Toney
[Introduced January 21, 2026; referred to the Committee on Education]
A BILL to amend and reenact 18-3-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to reclassifying sixth grade students from elementary school to middle school.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 3. STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
§18-3-11. Classification of schools.
(a) The state superintendent shall classify all elementary and secondary schools on the basis of standards, rules and regulations established by the state board after publishing such standards, rules and regulations, and forwarding them to the district boards of education, county superintendents, and other school officers.
(b) Effective for the school year beginning 2026/2027, all sixth-grade students shall be reclassified and moved from elementary school to middle school. Any reclassification of teachers shall be done in accordance with §18A-4-1 of this code.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to reclassify sixth grade from elementary school to middle school.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.