House 4774

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4774

By Delegates Pritt and Brooks

[Introduced January 23, 2026; referred to the Committee on Education]

A BILL to amend and reenact §18-3-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to setting the number of associate state superintendent of schools positions to one instead of the current number of two.

§Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 3. STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

§18-3-9. State Department of Education.

For carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter, the state Superintendent of Schools shall maintain a Department of Education at his or her office at the state Capitol, and he or she shall have authority to may employ assistants and such other employees as may be necessary:  Provided, That there may be no more than one associate state superintendent of schools position.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to set the number of associate state superintendent of schools positions to one instead of the current number of two.

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