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Committee adopts amendment to preserve coaches' discretion, reports SB 470 to full Senate
Summary
The West Virginia Senate Education Committee adopted a conceptual amendment to Senate Bill 470 clarifying that interscholastic coaches retain discretion over a player’s participation after missing school-team practices or games, then reported the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.
The West Virginia Senate Education Committee on a voice vote adopted a conceptual amendment to Senate Bill 470 clarifying that nothing in the bill prevents an interscholastic coach from having final say over whether a student plays after missing a practice or game, then voted to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.
Counsel Hank told the committee that SB 470 “prohibits a student athlete, coach, or athletic trainer from participating in non school…
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