House 4145

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4145

By Delegates Crouse, Dillon, and White

[Introduced January 14, 2026; referred to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §5-34-1, authorizing the Governor's Office to create a school choice office.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 34. school choice office.

§5-34-1. Creation of school choice office.

(a) Subject to legislative appropriation for this purpose, the Governor's office is authorized to create a school choice office with adequate personnel to assist students and parents participating in a school choice option.

(b) The school choice office may coordinate with the Department of Education in providing students and parents with all available options for attending school in this state, including but limited to public schools, private and parochial schools, virtual schools, homeschool, learning pods, and micropods.

(c) The office of school choice may utilize the statewide homeschool online portal as a means of providing students and parents with their available options.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of a school choice office by the Governor.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.