West Virginia Code Chapter 18. Education § 18-31-2. Definitions

(1) “Account” or “scholarship” means a Hope Scholarship account, awarded pursuant to this article, to which funds are allocated by the board to the parent or parents of an eligible Hope Scholarship student in order to pay qualifying education expenses to educate the student pursuant to the requirements and conditions of this article;

(2) “Board” means the Hope Scholarship Board created pursuant to § 18-31-3 of this code;

(3) “Curriculum” means a complete course of study for a particular content area or grade level, including any supplemental materials required by the curriculum;

(4) “Education service provider” means a person or organization that receives payments from Hope Scholarship accounts to provide educational goods and services to Hope Scholarship students;

(5) “Eligible recipient” means a child who:

(6) “Hope scholarship funds” means the moneys deposited in a Hope Scholarship student's account in accordance with the requirements of this article.

(7) “Hope scholarship student” means a student who receives a scholarship pursuant to this article;

(8) “Parent” means a biological parent, legal guardian, custodian, or other person with legal authority to act on behalf of an eligible recipient or Hope Scholarship student;

(9) “Participating school” means any private school that provides education to elementary and/or secondary students and has notified the board of its intention to participate in the program and comply with the program's requirements;

(10) “Resident school district” means the county school district in which the student resides; and

(11) “Treasurer” means the West Virginia State Treasurer.