House Bill 3086 aims to amend the school aid formula in West Virginia by establishing a minimum net enrollment of 1,200 students for each county. The bill modifies the definition of "net enrollment" to include various categories of students, such as adults in vocational programs and students in early childhood education, while also ensuring that no county's net enrollment is set below 1,200 for the purposes of determining the county's basic foundation program starting in the 2025-2026 school year. Additionally, the bill includes provisions that prevent counties from being penalized for not meeting the required ratio of professional instructional personnel due to increases in net enrollment.

The bill also introduces specific conditions regarding how net enrollment is calculated, particularly for counties with low student populations. It stipulates that any increase in net enrollment resulting from students being sent to jointly established schools in other counties will be added to the net enrollment count. Furthermore, the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability is tasked with reviewing these provisions every three interim periods to ensure they adequately address the needs of counties with low enrollment and sparse population densities.

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Introduced Version: 18-9A-2