West VirginiaSchool boards can require superintendents to live in their county
West Virginia county school superintendents must live in the state, while their boards can require them to live in the county and restrict remote work through contracts.
What it does
County school superintendents must live in West Virginia. They may live outside the county they serve unless their school board requires them to live there through their contract.
County school boards may prohibit their superintendents from working remotely through their contracts. Boards can also set exceptions to that ban.
Argument forAllowing superintendents to live elsewhere in West Virginia could give school boards more candidates when they do not require them to live locally.
Argument againstA board’s remote-work ban could limit a superintendent’s flexibility to work away from the office unless the contract includes exceptions.
More detail
County school superintendents must live in West Virginia, and school boards may require them to live in the county they serve. These rules cover county school superintendents during their appointed terms. A board must put any requirement to live in the county in the superintendent’s contract. A superintendent in office on the law’s effective date continues until the end of that term. The law took effect on June 7, 2026.
County school boards may ban their superintendents from working remotely through their contracts. This option applies to county school boards and the county school superintendents they employ. The board may establish exceptions to the remote-work ban. The law took effect on June 7, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 25Chapter 118, Acts, Regular Session, 2026Latest
- Mar 17Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/17/2026Major
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/17/2026 - House JournalMajor
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/17/2026 - Senate JournalBecame Law
- Mar 11To Governor 3/11/2026To Governor
- Mar 10House Message received
- Mar 9Completed legislative action
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Communicated to Senate
- Mar 9Passed House (Roll No. 367)Passed House
- Mar 9Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 9On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 6Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 6On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 5Read 1st timeMinor
- Mar 5On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 4Do pass
- Mar 2Markup Discussion
- Feb 12To House EducationMinor
- Feb 12To EducationMinor
- Feb 12Introduced in HouseMinor
- Feb 12House received Senate message
- Feb 10Ordered to House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Passed Senate (Roll No. 61)Passed Senate
- Feb 10Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 10On 3rd reading
- Feb 9Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 6Laid over on 2nd reading 2/6/2026
- Feb 6On 2nd reading
- Feb 5Read 1st timeMinor
- Feb 5On 1st reading
- Feb 4Committee substitute reported
- Jan 30To EducationMinor
- Jan 30Introduced in SenateMinor
- Jan 30To EducationMinor
- Jan 30Filed for introductionIntroduced
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