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SB555Introduced in the Senate

Establishing Essential Personnel Bridge Grant Program

IntroducedSenate Education

Introduced by Mike Woelfel, District 5

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

The purpose of this bill is to establish an Essential Personnel Bridge Grant Program within the West Virginia Department of Education. The bill provides for financial support to county boards of education for certain essential personnel not fully funded by the public school support plan. It establishes grant application procedures, sets award criteria, provides for the use of grant funds, requires reporting, and provides for rulemaking.

Where it stands

To Education

January 21, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Education then Finance

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Education

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