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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia allocates $12.6 million in surplus lottery funds to the Hope Scholarship Program
Last action · February 6, 2026: To House FinanceSponsor: Roger Hanshaw
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia provides a of $12,664,710 from funds to the Department of Education's Hope Scholarship Program for the 2026 ending June 30, 2026.
Directs over $12.6 million in available state treasury surplus funds to expand funding for private and alternative educational expenses covered under the Hope Scholarship Program.
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.
Department of Education
Receives an additional appropriation of $12,664,710 for the Hope Scholarship Program account.
Hope Scholarship Program participants
Gain access to $12,664,710 in supplemental funding for educational expenses through the state program.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 6, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Finance
- Feb 6, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 6, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Finance
- Feb 6, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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