HB 5499
Relating to school system fiscal and governance early warning, stabilization, and accountability.
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Bill overview
This bill establishes a new framework for ensuring the fiscal and governance health of West Virginia’s public school systems. It creates an Office of School System Performance and Accountability (OSPA) and a School System Performance and Accountability Board to monitor school systems for early warning signs of financial or operational issues. The OSPA will maintain a statewide early-warning system, identify struggling counties, and require corrective action plans, while also evaluating the effectiveness of the West Virginia Department of Education’s support.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Office of School System Performance and Accountability (OSPA) and a School System Performance and Accountability Board.
- Creates a statewide early-warning system based on financial and governance indicators.
- Requires counties identified as struggling to submit corrective action plans.
- Prohibits the use of temporary funds for recurring personnel costs without sustainability certification.
- Mandates the OSPA to prepare Narrative Risk Briefs for at-risk counties.
- Allows the OSPA to conduct limited on-site stabilization visits.
- Requires documentation of interventions before state takeover.
- Establishes a process for evaluating the Department of Education’s effectiveness in preventing crises.
Who is affected
- West Virginia Public School Systems
- West Virginia Board of Education
- West Virginia Department of Education
- County School Boards
- Students and Citizens of West Virginia
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