{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18-5-19c","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 18-5-19c","heading":"Division of Technical and Adult Education Services.","body":"(a) The State Superintendent of Schools has authority to establish in the state Department of Education a Division of Technical and Adult Education Services, and to provide for suitable coordination and supervision of the educational programs established in sections nineteen-a and nineteen-b of this article. All programs established under those sections are under rules of the state Board of Education.\n(b) The Legislature finds that:\n(1) The General Educational Development (GED) exam is an implement for success that can transform the future of a graduate;\n(2) For an individual who has not attained a high school diploma, achieving a High School Equivalency Diploma can increase employment opportunities and earning potential;\n(3) Individuals who will benefit from a High School Equivalency Diploma often lack the credentials necessary for employment, and therefore lack the resources to afford the costs of the GED exam; and\n(4) Many individuals for whom the GED exam is unattainable are likely to remain in a state of poverty.\n(c) The state board shall develop and administer a program to provide the GED exam fee for an eligible individual pursuing a High School Equivalency Diploma. The state board shall promulgate a rule in accordance with the provisions of article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the program.\n(1) The rule shall provide for eligibility requirements as follows:\n(A) Successful completion of a GED preparation program;\n(B) Successful completion of the GED Official Practice Test;\n(C) Standards for measuring successful completion of the program and test required by this subdivision;\n(D) GED exam registration with a GED testing center that is approved by the state board; and\n(E) Any other requirements established by the state board.\n(2) The state board shall provide the GED exam fee directly to the GED testing center.","path":["CHAPTER 18. EDUCATION.","ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/18-5-19C/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:36Z","sha256":"45302123d76a8d4fd9223fe8e9d5dd6a36b81957aed4391ec66f691627cb2805","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18-5-19b","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18-5-19d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}