SB262 H ED AM
White 3336
The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill on page 1, after the enacting clause, by striking out the remainder of the bill and inserting, in lieu thereof, the following:
(a) The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission shall modify its rule, prior to the 2023-2024 school year, to allow students to transfer schools and retain athletic eligibility one-time during a student’s four years of secondary school, inclusive of grades nine through 12 under one of the following circumstances:
(1) The transfer is from a private or parochial school to a public school;
(2) The transfer is from a public school to a private or parochial school; or
(3) The student is transferring for the purpose of participating in a sport that is not offered at his or her school but is offered at the school to which he or she is transferring.
(b) The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission may promulgate an emergency rule, if necessary, to modify its rule prior to the 2023-2024 school year.
(c) The State Board of Education, in its review and approval of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission’s rule described in this section, shall ensure that the rule modification complies with requirements of this section.
(d) Nothing in this section is intended to limit or restrict a student transferring more than one time for the following reasons:
(1) A student transferring back to the student’s residential district and participating in athletics as currently permitted by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission’s rules;
(2) The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission’s ability to make eligibility determinations on a case-by-case basis when warranted by a student’s circumstances in accordance with the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission’s rules; or
(3) For any other reason permitted under the rules of the West Virginia Secondary School Athletics Commission.
Adopted
Rejected