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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill Removes State Education Recognition Requirement for Private School Exemptions from Child Care Licensing
Last action · February 6, 2026: To FinanceSponsors: Rollan Roberts and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia Senate Bill 683 eliminates the requirement that private, parochial, or church-operated kindergartens, preschools, and school education programs be recognized under West Virginia Department of Education in order to qualify for exemptions from state child care licensing, approval, certification, and registration requirements.
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.
Private, parochial, and church schools
Residential child-care centers
Centers under contract with the department must adhere to mandatory acceptance rules for eligible foster children and specific discharge and multidisciplinary team placement procedures.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Senate Bill 683 change for private and church-operated schools?
Do private schools still need to meet any other standards to remain exempt?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Feb 6, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Finance
- Feb 6, 2026SenateCommitteeReported do pass, but first to Finance
- Jan 30, 2026SenateCommitteeTo School Choice
- Jan 30, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Jan 30, 2026SenateCommitteeTo School Choice then Finance
- Jan 30, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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