Recent activity at West Virginia Office of Technology
Meetings, budgets, and plans from this organization.
May 27, 2026·Board meeting agenda
Ai Task Force Meeting Agenda
The meeting focuses on the report finalization strategy, specifically comparing the Executive Summary and the Operational Annex, along with a final review of the draft. Discussion items include a legislative brief for leadership, policy language revisions regarding local control of school systems, FOIA exemption status for user-created prompts, clarifying university autonomy, establishing chat history retention policies, and updates on federal grant opportunities.
Feb 25, 2026·
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The agenda focuses on the report architecture and strategy, including the dual-document structure of an Executive Legislation Brief and an Operational Annex, and the review of proposed FOIA exemptions for AI prompts and the deliberative process classification. Subgroup updates include progress on cloud-based sandbox environments and benchmarking, the implementation of an internal AI training program, the status of an NSF Tech Access grant application, and report language regarding county school system autonomy and local control. Additionally, the task force will perform a final group review of the formal report draft and discuss the alignment of state confidentiality agreements with evolving AI policies.
Jan 23, 2026·Board meeting
Ai Task Force Meeting
The meeting focused on establishing a definition of AI for legislative purposes and identifying the state agency responsible for AI policy implementation. Key topics included the development of best practices for public sector AI use, strategies for protecting individual rights and consumer data, and the creation of school policies regarding student AI use. Additional discussions covered the economic and workforce impacts of AI, the formation of subgroups for K-12 and Higher Education support, and procedural decisions such as establishing monthly meeting frequencies and creating shared resources.
Feb 13, 2025·Board meeting
WV Broadband Enhancement Council Minutes
The WV Broadband Enhancement Council meetings covered various topics including financial statements, updates from the Public Service Commission regarding pole attachment issues, and discussions on Verizon's acquisition of Frontier. Updates were provided on ARPA projects and the IIJA NTIA Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, including the state's allocation and program revisions. The council also discussed legislation affecting wireless facilities and infrastructure, and the relocation of the Office of Broadband under the Division of Economic Development. Additionally, there were discussions on Ookla speed test data, satellite service performance, and the impact of the BEAD program pause. A resolution was considered in support of continued broadband infrastructure development in West Virginia.
