# West Virginia HB 2059: To move childcare from the Department of Human Services to the State Board of Education and reclassify early childhood education

West Virginia HB 2059, To move childcare from the Department of Human Services to the State Board of Education and reclassify early childhood education, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Wayne Clark (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-05 (To House Public Education) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2059-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2059
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: To move childcare from the Department of Human Services to the State Board of Education and reclassify early childhood education
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-03-05, To House Public Education
- Sponsor: Wayne Clark (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §49-2-113, §49-2-114, §49-2-115, §49-2-15A, §49-2-116, §49-2-117, §49-2-118, §49-2-119, §49-2-120, §49-2-121, §49-2-122, §49-2-123, §49-2-1007, House Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wayne Clark (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-03-05: To House Public Education (House)
- 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-12: To Education then Finance (House)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-12: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2059 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2059 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2059 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2059 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2059-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).