Relating to establishing the Child Captivity Prevention Act.

HB 5204, the Child Captivity Prevention Act, requires West Virginia county school boards to notify the Department of Human Services (DHS) when a family relocates to the state and plans to homeschool their child. DHS must then schedule a non-intrusive home visit to assess the child's well-being and safety, which may include a brief, private conversation with the child if consent is given. The visit aims to identify immediate safety concerns without interfering with lawful homeschooling or parental rights, and any further investigation would follow standard abuse/neglect protocols. All information collected is confidential, and the law explicitly states it does not require parental relocation approval or diminish constitutional rights.