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SB21 • 2026
Allowing students, coaching staff, and athletic trainers to participate in non-school athletic activities
Allowing students, coaching staff, and athletic trainers to participate in non-school athletic activities
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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2026-01-14
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To Education
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2026-01-14
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Introduced in Senate
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2026-01-14
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To Education
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2026-01-14
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Filed for introduction
Official Summary Text
Allowing students, coaching staff, and athletic trainers to participate in non-school athletic activities
Current Bill Text
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SB 21 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 Senate Bill 21 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature 2026 regular session Introduced Senate Bill 21 By Senator Rose [Introduced January 14, 2026; referred to the Committee on Education] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18-2-25f, relating to allowing students, coaching staff, and athletic trainers to participate in non-school athletic activities. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. §18-2-25f. Participation in non-school athletic activities. The Legislature hereby finds that: (1) While participation in school-sponsored extracurricular sports is a voluntary opportunity, no student-athlete, coach, or athletic trainer should be deprived of additional opportunities to advance or showcase their skills purely because they are associated with a school sports team; (2) Prohibiting a student-athlete, coach, or athletic trainer from participating in non-school sponsored events or activities as a condition for association with a school-sponsored team is unlawfully arbitrary and is not rationally related to a state purpose; and (3) A county board of education and the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission may not restrict nor prohibit a student, coach, or athletic trainer from competing in non-school sponsored events or participating on non-school sponsored competitive teams as a condition of being associated with a school-sponsored extracurricular activity or sport. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow students, coaching staff, and athletic trainers to participate in non-school athletic activities. 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: