West VirginiaWest Virginia law authorizes and repeals higher education rules
West Virginia law authorizes rules for higher education agencies and repeals others, while preserving proprietary schools' protections in one rule.
What it does
The law authorizes many Higher Education Policy Commission rules on student aid, loan programs, and college administration.
The law repeals several rules on college credit, staffing, accountability, purchasing, and a research trust fund program.
The law authorizes rules for community and technical colleges, including an amendment that preserves proprietary schools' legal protections.
Argument forThe rule amendment could help proprietary schools keep their chance to challenge decisions and other legal protections.
Argument againstRepealing rules on credit, staffing, and purchasing could leave colleges and students with fewer statewide directions in those areas.
More detail
The law authorizes the listed Higher Education Policy Commission rules. The rules cover student aid and loan programs, college administration, and other higher education matters. The medical student loan rule includes citizenship or legal immigrant status while a person is actively pursuing U.S. citizenship. The act took effect on passage.
The law repeals the listed rules. The repealed rules concern advanced placement credit, human resources, accountability, purchasing, and a research trust fund program at the two higher education bodies. The act took effect on passage.
The law authorizes listed Council rules, with an amendment preserving proprietary schools' protections. These rules cover community and technical colleges, workforce programs, and business, occupational, and trade schools. The amendment says the annual reauthorization rule does not affect or limit proprietary schools' due process or other protections under the cited law or trade school rule. The act took effect on passage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 29Chapter 222, Acts, Regular Session, 2026Latest
- Apr 1Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 4/1/2026Major
- Mar 18To Governor 3/18/2026To 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 3/18/2026 - Senate JournalMinor
- Mar 14House Message received
- Mar 13Completed legislative action
- Vote recorded EFFECT FROM PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 13Communicated to Senate
- Mar 13Effective from passage (Roll No. 503)
- Mar 13House received Senate message
- Mar 11Senate requests House to concur in changed effective date
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Effective from passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Effective from passage (Roll No. 469)
- Mar 11Passed Senate (Roll No. 468)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 2Communicated to Senate
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Passed House (Roll No. 243)Passed House
- Mar 2Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 2On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 27Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 27On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 26Read 1st timeMinor
- Feb 26On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 25Do pass
- Feb 23Markup Discussion
- Feb 9To House EducationMinor
- Feb 9Introduced in HouseMinor
- Feb 9To EducationMinor
- Feb 9Filed for introductionIntroduced
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