2026 Regular Session
Link to Bill History on Legacy Website (Click Here)Summary: To create the Career Pipeline for Coalfield Counties Act.
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DOCX: HB5677 INTR.docx
WEST virginia legislature
2026 regular session
FISCAL NOTE
Introduced
House Bill 5677
By Delegates Toney, Dittman, Campbell, Cooper, and Roop
[Introduced February 17, 2026; referred to the Committee on Education]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, by adding a new section, designated §18-2-47, relating to the creation of the Coalfield Career Pipeline Program.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
§18-2-47. Coalfield Career Pipeline Program.
(a) The Coalfield Career Pipeline Program is established to expand workforce training in coalfield counties.
(b) Authorized uses include mobile CTE units, paid apprenticeships, certification programs, and partnerships with local employers.
(c) Priority industries include commercial driver licensing, diesel and heavy equipment mechanics, healthcare occupations, information technology, electrical, construction, and emerging energy trades.
(d) Preference shall be given to multi-agency applications involving boards of education, workforce development boards, economic development authorities, county commissions, and regional planning and development councils.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the Coalfield Career Pipeline Program.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.