CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The chairwoman of a West Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee is working with the state Department of Education on a centralized online portal for homeschool parents and an office dedicated to answering questions about school choice.

The House Educational Choice Subcommittee met Monday afternoon during October legislative interim meetings at the State Capitol Building.

The subcommittee heard from Deputy State Superintendent of Schools Sonya White, who briefed lawmakers on the development of a new parent portal application by the West Virginia Department of Education, intended to streamline the process for homeschool applications and other educational transactions.

The portal is based on House Bill 3422, which would have required the state Board of Education to de

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