West Virginia students struggling to figure out how to pay for college could be getting help from the state under a bill heading to Gov. Jim Justice. State lawmakers approved $83 million for higher education during a special session that ended Tuesday. About $51 million of the money would be allocated for grants to help students pay tuition.
Republican Del. JB Akers speaks on the House of Delegates floor during a special session at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Tuesday, May 21, 2024. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia students struggling to figure out how to pay for college in one of the nation’s poorest states after the botched rollout of a new federal student aid application could get help under a bill headed to Gov. Jim Justice .
The special session dealing with funds supporting some of the most vulnerable groups in West Virginia, where 1 in 4 children live in poverty. Justice last month declared a state of emergency that allows students to receive state scholarships without having theirStudents applying for college have been left in limbo as they await changes to FAFSA, which is used to determine eligibility for federal Pell Grants. The update was meant to simplify the form but took months longer than expected.
Although the FAFSA delays weren’t created by state lawmakers, Steele said it’s their responsibility to do what they can to help ease the burden on families. Among proposals lawmakers approved were $150 million for road paving and other maintenance; $50 million for a new state agriculture lab at West Virginia State University; $10 million for food banks; and $2 million to help pay for contract nursing costs at the state veterans’ home.
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