Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes student-athletes to participate in competitive events and activities while playing for their school in West Virginia.

Highlights:

• Specifies that county boards of education and along with the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission may not restrict or prohibit a student from competing in non-school events or participating on non-school competitive teams as a condition of playing for a school specific extracurricular activity or sport (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 2).

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