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County Board of Education

W. Va. Code § 18-5-1— Supervision and control of county school districts; number, nomination and election of members
W. Va. Code § 18-5-1a— Eligibility of members; training requirements
W. Va. Code § 18-5-1b— Election; terms of office
W. Va. Code § 18-5-1c— Organization of board; evaluation
W. Va. Code § 18-5-2— Filling vacancies
W. Va. Code § 18-5-3— Oath of members
W. Va. Code § 18-5-4— Meetings; employment and assignment of teachers; budget hearing; compensation of members; affiliation with state and national associations
W. Va. Code § 18-5-5— Corporate character and general powers of board; exemption of school property from legal process and taxes
W. Va. Code § 18-5-6— Validation of titles to land in possession of board
W. Va. Code § 18-5-7— Sale of school property at public auction; rights of grantor of lands in rural communities; oil and gas leases; disposition of proceeds; lease of school property
W. Va. Code § 18-5-7a— Disposition of school property in flood control projects
W. Va. Code § 18-5-7b— Charitable or community use of unneeded buildings
W. Va. Code § 18-5-8— Condemnation of land necessary for educational purposes
W. Va. Code § 18-5-9— Schoolhouses, buildings and equipment; health of pupils; repairs; medical and dental clinics
W. Va. Code § 18-5-9a— Energy-savings contracts
W. Va. Code § 18-5-9b— Implementation of the Integrated Pest Management Program
W. Va. Code § 18-5-10— Approval by state board of plans and specifications for buildings
W. Va. Code § 18-5-11— Joint establishment of schools
W. Va. Code § 18-5-11a— Joint governing partnership board pilot initiative
W. Va. Code § 18-5-12— Bond of contractors
W. Va. Code § 18-5-12a
W. Va. Code § 18-5-13— Authority of boards generally
W. Va. Code § 18-5-13a— School closing or consolidation
W. Va. Code § 18-5-13b— County Superintendents’ Advisory Council, purpose, reports
W. Va. Code § 18-5-13c— Educational services cooperatives; purpose; establishment; governance; authorized functions and services
W. Va. Code § 18-5-13d— Use of school facilities for funeral and memorial services
W. Va. Code § 18-5-14— Policies to promote school board effectiveness
W. Va. Code § 18-5-15— Ages of persons to whom schools are open; enrollment of suspended or expelled student
W. Va. Code § 18-5-15a— Study of multicultural education for school personnel
W. Va. Code § 18-5-15b— Pledge of allegiance to the flag
W. Va. Code § 18-5-15c— County boards of education; training in prevention of child abuse and neglect and child assault; regulations; funding
W. Va. Code § 18-5-15d— In-service training programs in the prevention, transmission, spread and treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome; parent attendance
W. Va. Code § 18-5-15e
W. Va. Code § 18-5-15f— Affirmation regarding the suspension or expulsion of a pupil from school
W. Va. Code § 18-5-15g— Vocational education classes for homeschooled and private schooled students
W. Va. Code § 18-5-16— Student transfers; definitions; appeals; calculating net enrollment; fees for transfer
W. Va. Code § 18-5-16a— Authorization to transfer pupils from one district to another; mandatory transfer; payment of tuition; net enrollment
W. Va. Code § 18-5-16b
W. Va. Code § 18-5-17— Compulsory preenrollment hearing, vision and speech and language testing; developmental screening for children under compulsory school age
W. Va. Code § 18-5-18— Kindergarten programs
W. Va. Code § 18-5-18a— Maximum teacher-pupil ratio
W. Va. Code § 18-5-18b— School counselors in public schools
W. Va. Code § 18-5-18c— Early childhood programs; eligibility and standards for placement; guidelines and criteria
W. Va. Code § 18-5-18d
W. Va. Code § 18-5-18e— Study of limits on the number of pupils per teacher in a classroom in elementary and middle schools
W. Va. Code § 18-5-19— Night schools and other school extension activities; use of school property for public meetings, etc
W. Va. Code § 18-5-19a— Special classes for war veterans; authority of county boards to contract therefor and to receive assistance
W. Va. Code § 18-5-19b— Adult education classes and programs; tuition and student assistance loans; authority of county boards to contract with federal agencies
W. Va. Code § 18-5-19c— Division of Technical and Adult Education Services
W. Va. Code § 18-5-19d— Conditional immunity from liability for community activities; liability insurance; authority of State Board of Risk and Insurance Management
W. Va. Code § 18-5-19e— Adult education taskforce
W. Va. Code § 18-5-19f— Adult education taskforce
W. Va. Code § 18-5-20— School libraries; librarian
W. Va. Code § 18-5-21— Free textbooks
W. Va. Code § 18-5-21a— Textbooks to be furnished pupils whose parents are unable to provide same
W. Va. Code § 18-5-21b— Textbooks may be furnished to pupils in private schools whose parents are unable to provide same
W. Va. Code § 18-5-21c— Distribution of free textbook funds; determination of amount county shall receive
W. Va. Code § 18-5-21d— "Free textbook account"; use of surplus; order of preference in providing free textbooks; purchase of library books, supplementary materials, and used textbooks
W. Va. Code § 18-5-21e— Rules and regulations for care, distribution and use of free textbooks; reports by county boards; funds may be withheld from county for violation of rules
W. Va. Code § 18-5-22— Medical and dental inspection; school nurses; specialized health procedures; establishment of council of school nurses
W. Va. Code § 18-5-22a— Policy for the administration of medications
W. Va. Code § 18-5-22b— Providing for self-administration of asthma medication; definitions; conditions; indemnity from liability; rules
W. Va. Code § 18-5-22c— Providing for the maintenance and use of epinephrine auto-injectors; administration of injections; notice; indemnity from liability; rules
W. Va. Code § 18-5-22d— Providing for the maintenance and use of opioid antagonist; administration; notice; indemnity from liability; rules
W. Va. Code § 18-5-22e— Cardiac response plans
W. Va. Code § 18-5-23— Dental clinics and treatment
W. Va. Code § 18-5-24— Purchase and display of United States flag; penalty for failure to display
W. Va. Code § 18-5-25— Duties of superintendent as secretary of board
W. Va. Code § 18-5-26— School buildings as child care facilities
W. Va. Code § 18-5-27— Requirement to publish curriculum online; parental right to inspect instructional materials; listing books on syllabus; right to file complaint
W. Va. Code § 18-5-28— Meetings among county boards of education to explore and discuss the feasibility of consolidating school districts or sharing certain services
W. Va. Code § 18-5-29— Prohibiting instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity and providing false information regarding student’s gender identity or intention to transition; requiring certain student requests to be reported to parent
W. Va. Code § 18-5-30— Preferred gender pronouns
W. Va. Code § 18-5-31
W. Va. Code § 18-5-32— Assistant superintendents; directors and supervisors of instruction and other educational activities
W. Va. Code § 18-5-33— Board may fix special salary schedules
W. Va. Code § 18-5-34— Other authority and duties of district boards
W. Va. Code § 18-5-35— Group insurance
W. Va. Code § 18-5-36— Payment for fire services on public school property
W. Va. Code § 18-5-36a— Authority to offer rewards
W. Va. Code § 18-5-37
W. Va. Code § 18-5-38
W. Va. Code § 18-5-39— Establishment of summer school programs; tuition
W. Va. Code § 18-5-40
W. Va. Code § 18-5-41— Content based censorship of American history prohibited
W. Va. Code § 18-5-41a— Allowing discussion of certain scientific theories
W. Va. Code § 18-5-42— County-wide council on productive and safe schools
W. Va. Code § 18-5-43— Duty of the county board of education to report the county-wide productive and safe school plans to the West Virginia Board of Education
W. Va. Code § 18-5-44— Early childhood education programs
W. Va. Code § 18-5-45— School calendar
W. Va. Code § 18-5-45a— Legislative findings; time lost due to work stoppage or strike; effect on pay and extracurricular activities; closure of schools due to work stoppage or strike prohibited
W. Va. Code § 18-5-46— Requiring teacher to change grade prohibited; teacher recommendation relating to promotion
W. Va. Code § 18-5-47— County board flood insurance requirements
W. Va. Code § 18-5-48— Safety and security measures for school facilities; Safe Schools Fund created
W. Va. Code § 18-5-49— County board exceptional needs expenditures from surplus funds
W. Va. Code § 18-5-50— Legal compliance offices
W. Va. Code § 18-5-51— Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instruction Fund
W. Va. Code § 18-5-52— School safety officers
W. Va. Code § 18-5-53— Contracting with private security as a school safety officer
W. Va. Code § 18-5-54— Public school West Virginia Guardian Program