West Virginia Code § 18-5-16a

Authorization to transfer pupils from one district to another; mandatory
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transfer; payment of tuition; net enrollment.
(a) The provisions of this section expire effective July 1, 2020: Provided, That any agreement
made pursuant to this section prior to July 1, 2020, shall remain in effect.
(b) Whenever, in the opinion of the board of education of any county, the education and
welfare of a pupil will be enhanced, the board of education of such county shall have the
authority to transfer any such pupil or pupils on a part-time or full-time basis from one
school district to another school district within the state: Provided, That the boards of
education of both the transferor and the transferee districts agreue to the same by official
action of both boards as reflected in the minutes of their respective meetings.
(c) Any pupil attending a school in a district of this state adjacent to the district of residence
during the school year 1984-1985, is authorized to continue such attendance in the adjacent
district, and, upon written request therefor by the parent or guardian, any person who is
entitled to attend the public schools of this state anld who resides in the same household and
is a member of the immediate family of such psupil is authorized to enroll in such adjacent
district. The transferor and transferee school districts shall effectuate any transfer herein
authorized in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(d) Whenever a pupil is transferred from one school district to another district on a full-time
or part-time basis, the board of education of the school district in which the pupil is a bona
fide resident shall pay to the board of education of the school district to which the pupil is
transferred a tuition that is agreed upon by both such boards. Tuition for each full-time pupil
shall not exceed the difference between the state aid per pupil received by the county to
which the pupil is transferred and the county cost per pupil in the county to which said pupil
is transferred.
(e) For purposes of net enrollment as defined in §18-9A-2 of this code: (1) Whenever a pupil
is trWansferred on a full-time basis from one school district to another district pursuant to the
provisions of this section, the county to which the pupil is transferred shall include such
pupil in its net enrollment; and (2) whenever a pupil is transferred on a part-time basis from
one school district to another school district pursuant to the provisions of this section, the
county in which the student is a bona fide resident shall count the pupil in its net enrollment.

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