According to WV Code §18A -4-8b, amended and passed by the Legislature on April 11, 2009, effective on July 10, 2009, any job openings for school service personnel shall be filled based on seniority, qualifications, and evaluations of past service in the following order: Regularly employed service personnel who hold a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy; Service personnel on the preferred recall list who have held a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy; Regularly employed service personnel who do not hold a classification title within the classification category of the vacancy; Service personnel on the preferred recall list who have not held a classification title within the same classification category as the vacancy; Substitute service personnel who hold a classification title within the same classification category as the vacancy; Substitute service personnel who do not hold a classification title within the same classification category as the vacancy; and. Seniority acquired within different classification categories shall be calculated separately, that when a school service employee makes application for a position outside of the classification currently held, if the vacancy is not filled by an applicant within the classification category of the vacancy, the applicant shall combine all regular employment seniority acquired for the purpose of bidding on the position.