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HB5270 • 2026
To allow public high schools to have full time athletic trainers
To allow public high schools to have full time athletic trainers
Education
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-02-05
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To House Education
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2026-02-05
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Introduced in House
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2026-02-05
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To Education then Finance
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2026-02-05
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Filed for introduction
Official Summary Text
To allow public high schools to have full time athletic trainers
Current Bill Text
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HB 5270 Text skip navigation SENATE PRESIDENT SENATORS COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS SENATE CLERK SENATE RULES HOUSE SPEAKER DELEGATES COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS HOUSE CLERK HOUSE RULES HOUSE STAFF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC INFORMATION LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION POST AUDIT DIVISION BUDGET DIVISION REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CLAIMS COMMISSION CRIME VICTIMS RULE-MAKING REVIEW SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version House Bill 5270 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE 2026 REGULAR SESSION FISCAL NOTE Introduced House Bill 5270 By Delegates Hornbuckle and Lewis [Introduced February 05, 2026; referred to the Committee on Education then Finance] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18-2-47, relating to requiring public high schools to have full-time athletic trainers. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Article 2. State Board of Education. §18-2-47. Public schools to have full-time athletic trainers. (a) County boards shall provide proper medical services to all high school student athletes attending the schools of their county and shall have the authority to take any other action necessary to protect student athletes from injury, infectious diseases, or any other health condition affecting participation in athletic and related activities. (b) Each county board shall employ full time a minimum of one licensed athletic trainer for each high school participating in organized sports, ROTC, and performing arts to provide healthcare for all student-athletes regardless of gender or activity. The county may opt to directly hire a full-time athletic trainer to be paid from their annual budget, moneys from levies or with COVID CARES ACT funds, or the county may contract with a healthcare facility or university to employ a full-time athletic trainer. (c) Any person employed as an athletic trainer must be a certified athletic trainer licensed by the West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy in accordance with §30-20A-2 of this code. (d) Specialized health procedures that require the skill, knowledge and judgement of a licensed health professional may be performed only by licensed athletic trainers, or another licensed school health care provider such as Medical Doctor, Doctor of Osteopathy, Doctor of Chiropractic, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Physical Therapist who have been trained and retrained every two years. For the purposes of this section "specialized health procedures" includes, but is not limited to, concussion evaluation, management, and return to play in accordance with §18-2-25a of this code, musculoskeletal injury evaluation, management, and return to play, acute injury and illness in athletic participation, and management of environmental illnesses and conditions. (e) The licensed athletic trainer shall be responsible for compliance with all WVSSAC policies and provisions, including §18-2-25a (concussions), §18-2-25c (AED) and §18-2-25b (Emergency Action Plans for sports) of this code. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to have full-time athletic trainers at public high schools in West Virginia. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added. Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information. | Terms of Use | Webmaster | © 2026 West Virginia Legislature ** Print On Demand Name: Email: Phone: