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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill Proposes Raising Monthly Salaries for School Service Personnel
Last action · February 2, 2026: To House FinanceSponsor: Chris Toney
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 5043 updates the state minimum pay scale and monthly salary schedules for school service personnel, introducing new pay rates and updating degree and certification stipends. The measure applies to school service employees across various classifications and experience levels throughout the state.
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.
school service personnel
Their minimum monthly pay scales, educational stipends, extra duty compensation, and working schedule protections are amended by the bill.
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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 2, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Finance
- Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Finance
- Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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