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Read. Follow. Verify.Delegate Young introduces House Bill 5132 to transition West Virginia schools from a mandatory 180-day calendar to an hours-based model
Last action · February 3, 2026: To House EducationSponsor: Kayla Young
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What This Bill Proposed
Delegate Young introduced House Bill 5132 in the West Virginia Legislature to remove the requirement for 180 separate instructional days and direct the Legislature, Department of Education, State Board, and county boards to develop a new school term model based on hours of instructional time.
Alters how public school operating schedules are structured across West Virginia, shifting the metric from daily attendance counts to accumulated instructional hours and modifying how county boards manage closures and staff terms.
- West Virginia public school calendars have historically been governed by statutory requirements including a mandatory 180-day instructional term. context
- County boards of education operate public schools locally under the regulatory authority of the State Board of Education and West Virginia statutory code. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
county boards of education
County boards must adjust their school calendars and local policies to align with the new hours-based instructional model.
school personnel
Employees remain subject to a 200-day employment term and specific strike forfeiture rules while operating under the modified calendar structure.
students
Student attendance and instructional time requirements shift from a daily count model to an accumulated hours framework.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Education
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Education
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Transition from Day-Count to Hour-Count Model
The bill represents a structural shift in West Virginia public education policy by moving away from a mandatory 180-day school term toward a model based on instructional hours.
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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