# West Virginia HB 3452: Transferring administration of Advanced Career Education (ACE) classes and programs from county boards of education to community and technical colleges.

West Virginia HB 3452, Transferring administration of Advanced Career Education (ACE) classes and programs from county boards of education to community and technical colleges., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Ellington (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-27 (On 1st reading, House Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 3452
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Transferring administration of Advanced Career Education (ACE) classes and programs from county boards of education to community and technical colleges.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-17
- Last action: 2025-03-27, On 1st reading, House Calendar
- Sponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §18-2-6, §18-2-10, §18-5-19B, §18-9A-2, §18B-2B-10
- 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: Joe Ellington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pritt
- Cosponsor: Doug Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Statler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-27: On 1st reading, House Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-26: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on House Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-25: By substitute, do pass (House)
- 2025-03-20: Markup DiscussionRules (House)
- 2025-03-17: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-17: To Education (House)
- 2025-03-17: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-17: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3452 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3452 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3452 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3452 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
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3452 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3452 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3452 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3452 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-HB3452-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).