HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 83
(By Delegates Williams, Perry, Wells, Tansill, Marshall, Lane,
Paxton, Wysong, Louisos, Poling, Roberts, Stevens, Sumner,
Crosier, Eldridge, Stephens, Spencer, Canterbury, and Campbell)
[Originating in the Committee on Education]
(April 4, 2005)
Requesting the Secondary School Activities Commission to consider
a rule amendment to provide at least two classes of
competition in the end-of-season interscholastic tournaments
for soccer, swimming and others as practicable.
Whereas, Under its current rules, the Commission may sponsor
a state tournament for recognized team sports in which at least
21 schools participate and for recognized individual sports in
which at least 10 schools sponsor at least number of individuals
required to permit team scoring; and
Whereas, Up to 50% of the member schools may sponsor a
recognized sport and be required to compete against each other in
the state tournament without regard to the size of the schools;
and
Whereas, The specter of competing against much larger
schools may dissuade smaller schools from offering their students the opportunity to participate in some of the less popular
sports; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Secondary School Activities Commission be requested
to consider amending its rules to provide at least two classes of
competition in the end-of-season interscholastic tournaments for
soccer, swimming and others as practicable;
Further Resolved, That the said Secondary School Activities
Commission make a report of its consideration of said amendment
to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education
Accountability, including any findings, conclusions and
recommendations, prior to the beginning of the school year
beginning on the first day of July, 2006.