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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill 925 exempts student organization activities from school absence limits
Last action · February 23, 2026: To House EducationSponsors: Craig Hart and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia Senate Bill 925 specifies that student absences resulting from participation in Department of Education-recognized student organizations like 4-H, FFA, SkillsUSA, and FBLA are counted as present in the same manner as educational field trips, provided they fall within a combined limit of 10 excused absences per school year.
Students participating in sanctioned groups can attend organization-sponsored events without being marked absent, provided their total absences for field trips, college visits, and organization activities do not exceed 10 days per school year.
- State laws govern compulsory school attendance, defining valid reasons for student absences and setting the administrative duties of county attendance directors. 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.
West Virginia public school students
Students participating in sanctioned organizations can attend approved events without being marked absent or penalized academically, subject to a combined annual limit.
School principals and attendance directors
Administrators must track combined absence limits, credit participating students as present upon receiving proper documentation, and ensure students are allowed to make up missed work.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How are absences for 4-H or FFA activities handled under this bill?
Is there a limit on the number of excused absences allowed for these student organization activities?
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in House committee.
Procedural history
18 actions- Feb 23, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Education
- Feb 23, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Education
- Feb 23, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 23, 2026HouseHouse received Senate message
- Feb 23, 2026SenateOrdered to House
- Feb 23, 2026SenateTitle amendment adopted
Show 12 earlier actions
- Feb 23, 2026SenateFloorPassed Senate (Roll No. 201)
- Feb 23, 2026SenateRead 3rd time
- Feb 23, 2026SenateOn 3rd reading
- Feb 21, 2026SenateRead 2nd time
- Feb 21, 2026SenateOn 2nd reading
- Feb 20, 2026SenateRead 1st time
- Feb 20, 2026SenateOn 1st reading
- Feb 19, 2026SenateCommitteeReported do pass
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Education
- Feb 12, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Education
- Feb 12, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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