In addition to federal legislation, the West Virginia State Legislature supports ABE Programs. Both federal and state ABE funds are administered in accordance with an approved five-year state plan through the West Virginia Department of Education, Division of Technical and Adult Education Services.
Funding is distributed to local programs through an annual competitive grant process.
State ABE staff provide technical assistance to local programs in the areas of program administration, teacher training, student recruitment and retention, delivery systems, curriculum, special learning needs, technology, GED testing, evaluation and monitoring, special populations, and other associated issues. Five regional coordinators of adult education serve the 55 counties in these RESA's. They are responsible for interagency coordination, public awareness, participant records, program monitoring, and technical assistance to all ABE programs within each region. West Virginia has a statewide network of ABE Programs, most of which are operated through county boards of education. Each county board of education designates one employee to serve as County Adult Basic Education Director.