West VirginiaWest Virginia schools accept student records for placement and credit
West Virginia public schools must accept records from several school settings to assign placement and credit, and record key details on students’ transcripts.
What it does
Public schools must accept student records from several school settings when deciding placement and credit.
Schools must list a student’s class, grade, and the source of the record on the public school transcript.
At least once a year, a report must cover students who re-enroll in public schools, including their backgrounds and prior school settings.
Argument forStudents moving between school settings could have an easier time receiving credit because public schools must accept records of their past academic work.
Argument againstSchools may have less room to judge unfamiliar records when they must accept them for placement and credit, even if the records vary in detail.
More detail
Public schools must accept student transcripts and other credentials as records of past academic work for placement and credit. The records may come from public schools, public charter schools, private schools, homeschools, microschools, or the Hope Scholarship Program. The law took effect 90 days after passage, on June 9, 2026.
Each public school must record the class, grade, and source on the student’s public school transcript. This applies to each student’s public school transcript. The law took effect 90 days after passage, on June 9, 2026.
A report must be made at least annually to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability about students who re-enroll in state public schools. The report covers student demographics, including age, race, county, and grade, and whether students attended a homeschool, charter school, private school, microschool, or Hope Scholarship Program. Reports must be made at least annually. The law took effect 90 days after passage, on June 9, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 29Chapter 127, Acts, Regular Session, 2026Latest
- Apr 1Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 4/1/2026Major
- Mar 25To Governor 3/25/2026To Governor
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 4/1/2026 - House JournalMajor
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 4/1/2026 - Senate JournalBecame Law
- Mar 14To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate JournalMinor
- Mar 13House received Senate message
- Mar 11Completed legislative action
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Communicated to House
- Mar 11Passed Senate (Roll No. 466)Passed Senate
- Mar 11Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 11On 3rd reading
- Mar 10Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 9Laid over on 2nd reading 3/9/2026
- Mar 9On 2nd reading
- Mar 6Read 1st timeMinor
- Mar 6On 1st reading
- Mar 5Reported do passMinor
- Mar 4To EducationMinor
- Mar 4To EducationMinor
- Mar 4Introduced in SenateMinor
- Mar 3Communicated to Senate
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Passed House (Roll No. 263)Passed House
- Mar 3Amendment withdrawn (Voice vote)
- Mar 3Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Mar 3Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 3On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 2Amendments pending
- Mar 2Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 2On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 27Read 1st timeMinor
- Feb 27On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 26By substitute, do pass
- Feb 17Markup Discussion
- Feb 3To House EducationMinor
- Feb 3Introduced in HouseMinor
- Feb 3To EducationMinor
- Feb 3Filed for introductionIntroduced
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