The purpose of this bill is to increase funding for rural counties in this state by adding a multiplier to the IEP calculation.

Summary

HB 5435 changes the way West Virginia calculates school funding by adjusting the net‑enrollment count for counties with low student density. The adjustment uses a multiplier based on each county’s population density compared with the state’s lowest‑density county, effectively increasing state aid for rural districts. The goal is to give sparsely populated counties more resources for their schools.

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