West Virginia allows county school superintendents to apply directly to the School Building Authority for emergency hazard remediation funding

Original title: Authorize the Superintendent of the county schools district to apply directly to the School Building Authority for emergency funding to facilitate remediation of hazards.

Last action · January 27, 2026: To House EducationSponsors: Corby Dillon and 8 others

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What This Bill Proposed

County school superintendents and local school improvement committees are authorized to apply directly to the School Building Authority for emergency funds to fix natural hazards threatening school buildings. The Authority must immediately assess the hazard, launch an RFP process, and prioritize funding the repair if estimated costs are under half the school's value.

Why it matters

Changes funding access rules for public school facilities facing environmental or natural threats, establishing a specific cost threshold of 50 percent of the facility's value to trigger funding priority.

Background

The School Building Authority of West Virginia oversees school facility planning, construction, and capital improvement projects across the state's school districts. 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.

Directly affected

Superintendents of county school districts

Superintendents gain direct authority to apply to the School Building Authority for emergency hazard remediation funds.

Directly affected

Local School Improvement Committees

Committees gain the ability to apply directly to the School Building Authority for emergency funding.

Directly affected

School Building Authority

The Authority is required to immediately assess applications, facilitate an RFP process, and prioritize funding based on cost thresholds.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who can apply for emergency funding under this measure?

The Superintendent of the county school district or the Local School Improvement Committee of the school.

What triggers mandatory funding prioritization by the School Building Authority?

If the projected cost of remediation from the RFP process is less than 50% of the value of the school as reflected in the .

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

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