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Introduced Version House Bill 4130 History

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H. B. 4130


(By Delegates Smirl, Staton, Hubbard,
Johnson, Underwood, Leach and Jenkins)
[Introduced January 29, 1998; referred to the
Committee on Education.]



A BILL to amend article twenty-three, chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty-five, relating to mandating that the West Virginia University and Marshall University football teams play each other annually beginning in the year one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, or sooner if the football schedules of the respective universities permit; providing that the game shall be played at West Virginia University until the Marshall University stadium attains a comparable seating capacity, and thereafter the game site shall be rotated between the universities each year; providing for a thirty percent ticket allotment to Marshall University until the game site is rotated; and providing that each university shall make a percentage of its ticket allotment available to its students at a reasonably discounted student rate.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article twenty-three, chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty-five, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 23. ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNING BOARDS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

§18-23-25. West Virginia University and Marshall University football teams to play annually.
The governing boards of West Virginia University and Marshall University shall direct the athletic directors of the respective universities to schedule annually a football game between West Virginia University and Marshall University, beginning in the year one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine or sooner if the football schedules of the respective universities permit. The annual game shall be played at West Virginia University until such time that the Marshall University stadium has attained a comparable seating capacity, and thereafter the game site shall be rotated each year between the universities. Until such time that the game site is rotated between the universities, West Virginia University shall make available to Marshall University for the game a ticket allotment equal to thirty percent of the total seating capacity of the West Virginia University stadium. Each university shall make available to its students a reasonably discounted student ticket, to be sold with proper student identification from either university.


NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to mandate that the West Virginia University and Marshall University football teams play each other annually, beginning in 1999 or sooner if their respective schedules permit.

This section is new; therefore, underscoring and strike- throughs have been omitted.
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