W. Va. Code § 7-26-4: Training promoted by the bureau.

The bureau may contract with or agree with any state university or college in West Virginia or any other organization for a university, college or other organization to provide specialized training for sheriffs and deputies as it deems appropriate for the efficient operation of a sheriff's office: Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed to circumvent or replace the duties or authority of the training of law-enforcement officers in this state as prescribed in article twenty-nine, chapter thirty of this code.