This bill aims to amend the definition of an "eligible recipient" within the Hope Scholarship Program in West Virginia. The current definition requires a child to be enrolled full-time in a public elementary or secondary school for at least 45 calendar days during an instructional term at the time of application or to have been enrolled full-time in the previous year. The proposed change removes this specific enrollment requirement and instead states that an eligible recipient is a child who is enrolled, eligible to be enrolled, or required to be enrolled in a kindergarten program or public elementary or secondary school in the state at the time of application.

The bill also includes a provision that previously allowed for a different eligibility criterion based on the participation rate of students in the Hope Scholarship Program, which is now deleted. This change is intended to simplify the eligibility criteria and potentially increase participation in the program by broadening the definition of who qualifies as an eligible recipient. Overall, the bill seeks to make the Hope Scholarship Program more accessible to families in West Virginia.