West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-084 - Student Driver Eligibility Certificate (4150)
Section 126-84-2 - Purpose

2.1. The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) recognizes that driving a vehicle is a privilege and that W. Va. Code requires young people, at least 15 but less than 18 years of age, to maintain specified driver eligibility requirements related to school attendance, personal behavior, and academic progress in order to obtain and maintain a West Virginia license or instruction permit for the operation of a motor vehicle. While the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (WVDMV) has the authority to deny and suspend a license or instruction permit for the operation of a motor vehicle, W. Va. Code places certain responsibilities on school administrators to identify students who do not meet any or all of the driver eligibility requirements and to communicate this information to the WVDMV. The identification of students not meeting the driver eligibility requirements must be performed using uniform measures across the 55 counties; the definitions provided in this policy have been designed to assure consistent application of driver eligibility throughout West Virginia.