W. Va. Code § 18-2-25E
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§18-2-25e. Athletic eligibility of transfer students.
Official statutory text
(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 at least one time during a student's four years of secondary school, inclusive of grades nine through 12. 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.
(b) Nothing in this section is intended to limit or restrict a student transferring more than one time for the following reasons:
(1) 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
(2) For any other reason permitted under the rules of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission.
(b) Nothing in this section is intended to limit or restrict a student transferring more than one time for the following reasons:
(1) 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
(2) For any other reason permitted under the rules of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission.
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