Text of WV HB 4825 (2020)

WEST virginia legislature 2020 regular session Introduced House Bill 4825 By Delegates Wilson, Jennings, Toney, Dean, Bartlett, Hanna, J. Kelly, Waxman, Cooper and Bibby [Introduced February 11, 2020; Referred to the Committee on Education] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-25c, relating to requiring students to compete only against students of the same biological gender in any athletic contests or competitions in public schools. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. §18-2-25c. Athletic contests or competitions based upon biological gender. Every athletic contest or competition, including training and practice competitions, at any grade level at any public school, whether the competition be in-class, intramural, or interscholastic, shall be structured so that only students of the same biological gender shall compete against each other. For purposes of this section, biological gender means the gender of the student as determined at the time of birth and recorded on the student’s birth certificate. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require students to compete only against students of the same biological gender in any athletic contests or competitions in public schools. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.