Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance, funding, duties, report.

Updated the list of House Districts represented on the governing board from 11 to 18 districts, adding the Thirty-fifth through Forty-eighth districts.

Updated the list of Senatorial Districts represented on the governing board to include the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth districts.

Removed the provision that would have caused the bill to expire on January 1, 2027, if not funded separately.

Changed the document header from 'Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute' to 'Engrossed' and updated the session date to 2026.

The governing board of the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium must now consist of 34 members instead of 33, including one additional House of Delegates member and one additional Senate member.

New language was added to clarify that each new legislative member must represent a specific House or Senatorial District where at least one Consortium locality is located.

The bill status was updated from 'Introduced' to 'Offered for Consideration' with a new date, and the original sponsors were replaced by a Senate substitute proposal.

Legislative membership criteria changed from specific House and Senate districts to any legislator representing a district located in Western Virginia, increasing the number of legislative members from 14 to 19.

A provision that would have caused the entire chapter to expire on January 1, 2027, if not funded separately in the 2027 budget, was removed.

Text was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' and removed references to the House of Delegates and committee referrals, reflecting the bill's final passage.