Creating Community School Funding Formula Revision Act

SB 684 requires the West Virginia Department of Education to review school closures and consolidations from the current year and the previous four years, then propose changes to the School Aid Formula that would have prevented at least 80% of closures justified by financial or operational reasons. The proposal must be submitted to the legislature within 180 days of the bill's passage. This bill directly affects school districts facing closures due to budget constraints by mandating a funding formula revision to prevent future closures. The key mechanism is the 80% prevention target for financially motivated closures, aiming to adjust funding to stabilize schools.