The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill Authorizes HEPC to Adjust ACT and SAT Composite Scores for PROMISE Scholarship Eligibility
Last action · February 9, 2026: To House EducationSponsors: Pritt and 6 others
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 5384 authorizes the to adjust annual ACT and SAT composite testing score requirements for the PROMISE scholarship starting in the 2026-2027 school year to maximize awards, while eliminating individual test subject score requirements.
High school students seeking state financial aid face modified standardized testing criteria, as individual subject score thresholds are removed in favor of total composite score evaluations determined yearly by the commission.
- The PROMISE Scholarship is a merit-based financial aid program created by the West Virginia Legislature to cover tuition costs for qualifying in-state high school graduates. context
- The Higher Education Policy Commission is responsible for governing, establishing policies, and administering state financial aid programs for public higher education in West Virginia. 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.
Prospective PROMISE scholarship applicants
Higher Education Policy Commission
The commission is granted the authority to adjust required composite testing scores year to year and must promulgate legislative rules to implement the changes.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 9, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Education
- Feb 9, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 9, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Education then Finance
- Feb 9, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Transition to Composite-Only Testing Standards
The legislation shifts scholarship eligibility determination away from individual subject scores on the ACT and SAT toward flexible composite score thresholds managed by the commission.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools