Athletics

State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2018 Regular Session

Providing for the use of neck braces by football players [HB-2056] [Sports ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to adopt rules to provide for use of neck braces by all football players in interscholastic athletic football events.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Lynn Caputo To Education Then Finance on 01/10/2018

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2016 Regular Session

Provides that nothing shall prohibit any public or approved nonpublic school from competing with another in interscholastic athletics [HB-993] [Education ] [Sports ]
Provides that nothing shall prohibit any public or approved nonpublic school from competing with another in interscholastic athletics

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk Talbot Read By Title, Under The Rules, Referred To The Committee On Education. on 04/05/2016

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2016 Regular Session

Requiring annual WVU-Marshall basketball game [SB-143] [Sports ]
Requiring annual WVU-Marshall basketball game

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Woelfel Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2016 Regular Session

Setting safety standards for youth lacrosse [SB-137] [Sports ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Setting safety standards for youth lacrosse

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert H. Plymale Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2016 Regular Session

Creating Tim Tebow Act allowing nonpublic school student participate in SSAC member school athletics [SB-105] [Education ] [Sports ] [Children and Youth ]
Allowing nonpublic school student participate in public school athletics

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles S. Trump Introduced In House on 02/18/2016

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2016 Regular Session

Relating to athletic coaches in public schools [HB-2905] [Education ] [Sports ]
Relating to athletic coaches in public schools

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pat McGeehan Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2016 Regular Session

Relating to the secondary schools athletic commission [HB-2749] [Education ] [Sports ] [Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow for the participation of home schooled students in certain secondary school activities. Strike‑throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe C. Ellington Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2016 Regular Session

Providing for the use of neck braces by football players [HB-2058] [Sports ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ]
Providing for the use of neck braces by football players

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Lynn Caputo Filed For Introduction on 01/13/2016

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Requiring SSAC promulgate rules allowing college preparatory team membership [SB-82] [Education ] [Sports ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to promulgate rules that allow a college preparatory team to elect to be recognized as a member.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert H. Plymale Filed For Introduction on 01/14/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Requiring licensing of athletic trainers [SB-557] [Sports ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to rewrite the law governing athletic trainers. Athletic trainers would be licensed rather than registered as under current law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tamejiro Takubo Filed For Introduction on 02/23/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Requiring licensing of athletic trainers [SB-506] [Healthcare ] [Sports ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring licensing of athletic trainers

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch B. Carmichael Filed For Introduction on 02/17/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Relating to State Athletic Commission [SB-436] [Sports ]
The purpose of this bill is to change the composition of the State Athletic Commission; increase payments to referees, judges and timekeepers; increase certain licensing fees; and make other changes generally related to this article.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David C. Nohe Chapter 221, Acts, Regular Session, 2015 on 04/15/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Relating to athletic coaches in public schools [HB-2905] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Sports ]
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the requirement that schools select currently employed professional educators over other applicants for extracurricular coaching positions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pat McGeehan Filed For Introduction on 02/24/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Relating to the secondary schools athletic commission [HB-2749] [Education ] [Sports ] [Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow for the participation of home schooled students in certain secondary school activities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe C. Ellington Filed For Introduction on 02/13/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Requiring that athletic trainers be licensed, instead of registered, by West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy [HB-2746] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Sports ]
The purpose of this bill is to require that athletic trainers be licensed by the West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy instead of registered.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lynne Arvon Filed For Introduction on 02/13/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Creating the West Virginia Greyhound Racing Cessation Program [HB-2650] [Gaming ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Greyhound Racing Cessation Program and West Virginia Greyhound Racing Cessation Fund, providing formulas for pay outs to greyhound racing entities and termination of the program and fund following verification that all pay outs have been made. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Eldridge Filed For Introduction on 02/06/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Relating to approvals of televised racing days and simulcast contracts by Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association [HB-2575] [Gaming ] [Sports ]
The purpose of this bill is to require approval of televised racing days and simulcast contracts by Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association; reduce racing days; provide additional reason for reduction in live racing dates; amend provisions relating to notification of mutual clerks and Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of request to reduce racing dates; revise commission procedures regarding determination of reduction in live racing dates at special meeting; and eliminate certain restrictions on moneys placed in purse fund.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pat McGeehan Filed For Introduction on 02/03/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Repealing the requirement that an entity charging admission to view certain closed circuit telecast or subscription television events needs to obtain a permit from the State Athletic Commission [HB-2492] [Telecommunications ] [Sports ]
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the requirement that an entity charging admission to view certain closed circuit telecast or subscription television events needs to obtain a permit from the State Athletic Commission and report certain information.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Saira Blair Chapter 56, Acts, Regular Session, 2015 on 04/15/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Providing for the use of neck braces by football players [HB-2058] [Sports ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to adopt rules to provide for use of neck braces by all football players in interscholastic athletic football events.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Lynn Caputo Filed For Introduction on 01/15/2015

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2014 Regular Session

Requests that the La. High School Athletic Assoc. (LHSAA) take immediate action in reconsidering a ruling relative to student eligibility and that the LHSAA develop a procedure for the association to verify student eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics at a given school prior to initial participation [HR-105] [Sports ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
Requests that the La. High School Athletic Assoc. (LHSAA) take immediate action in reconsidering a ruling relative to student eligibility and that the LHSAA develop a procedure for the association to verify student eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics at a given school prior to initial participation

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Major Thibaut Enrolled, Signed By The Speaker Of The House And Taken By The Clerk Of The House To The Secretary Of State In Accordance With The Rules Of The House. on 04/29/2014

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