{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18-5f-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 18-5F-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:\n(a) “Blended program” means a formal education program in which a student learns:\n(1) At least in part through online learning, with some element of student control over time, place, path or pace;\n(2) At least in part in a supervised setting outside the home; and\n(3) In such a way that the modalities of each student’s learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience;\n(b) “Eligible student” means a student eligible for attendance in public schools in a school district that provides a virtual instruction program, that is a member of a multicounty consortium providing a virtual instruction program or that does not provide a virtual instruction program and is not a member of a multicounty consortium but participates through a collaborative agreement between the school district in which the student is enrolled and a school district or a multicounty consortium providing a virtual instruction program;\n(c) “Multicounty consortium” means a written arrangement where two or more county boards act in concert to establish a virtual school that will serve eligible students; and\n(d) “Virtual instruction program” means a program implemented by a county board or multicounty consortium that provides a full-time online or blended program of instruction for students enrolled in any composition of grades kindergarten through twelve.","path":["CHAPTER 18. EDUCATION.","ARTICLE 5F. ACCESSIBILITY AND EQUITY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/18-5F-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:37Z","sha256":"d06770658cd80c902a49042ac0cb18bfdd436ff1e27090ab0440237df3cbacd8","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18-5f-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18-5f-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}