{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18-2h-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 18-2H-1","heading":"Legislative findings.","body":"The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, while an educated and informed citizenry is essential to a democratic society, so also is the right, opportunity and guarantee that the citizenry have the right to notice and participation in any state-mandated educational reform which changes, or is intended to change, statewide data systems, statewide curriculum, or any state-mandated education reform which constitutes a significant change in the philosophy or goals of education in the public schools of West Virginia as that is defined by state board rule.\nIn order to ensure the right and opportunity of the citizenry to notice and participation in any proposed state-mandated educational reform, a procedure for notice to the citizenry and public hearings shall be developed.","path":["CHAPTER 18. EDUCATION.","ARTICLE 2H. PUBLIC NOTICE AND PARTICIPATION IN STATE-MANDATED EDUCATIONAL REFORM."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/18-2H-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:33Z","sha256":"7d07ed2498e6ec7b40eb0657d582a17f8c73f2c46b223582fbe7cbdb45e0647e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18-2g-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18-2h-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}