Measure on the ballot in the 2022 West Virginia General Election in West Virginia.
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Get StartedA "yes" vote supports amending the constitution to state that the rules and policies of the West Virginia Board of Education shall be submitted to the legislature for its review and approval, amendment, or rejection.
A "no" vote opposes amending the constitution to state that the rules and policies of the West Virginia Board of Education shall be submitted to the legislature for its review and approval, amendment, or rejection.
"The laws and rules under which we have to live in a free society must be crafted ultimately by people who are accountable to the citizens of our state through our elections and our state board is not." - State Sen. Charles Trump, in support of Amendment No. 4 (Learn more)
"If there is something in a state board rule that we disagree with, or goes contrary to what we passed in legislation, we can't clarify it. All this does it put them under the same purview and ability as we do with everything else. It is usually a simple review, and most things go by without any questions." - State Sen. Patricia Rucker, in support of Amendment No. 4 (Learn more)
"I mean look at us. I mean, we can't agree on a lot, but when we do agree, sometimes it changes from year to year. What's that going to do to public education in this state?" - State Sen. Mike Romano, in opposition to Amendment No. 4 (Learn more)
"Amendment 4 takes decisions about our schools away from the people constitutionally entrusted with providing for a thorough and efficient education and gives it to politicians who care about scoring political points for their constituents and donors. We need to keep from classrooms from becoming another political battleground." - West Virginia Education Association Executive Director Kym Randolph, in opposition to Amendment No. 4 (Learn more)
The purpose of this amendment is to clarify that the rules and policies promulgated by the State Board of Education, are subject to legislative review, approval, amendment, or rejection.
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