Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
4.1. The WVSSAC
shall be composed of the principal or designee, of those public or private
secondary schools which have certified in writing to the State Superintendent
of Schools of West Virginia (State Superintendent) that they have elected to
delegate the control, supervision, and regulation of their interscholastic
athletic and band activities.
4.2.
Membership in the Commission shall be predicated upon accepting the following
conditions:
4.2.a. The principal or designee
is and shall be the sole representative of the school in all matters pertaining
to the constitution, bylaws, rules and regulations of the Commission;
4.2.b. The principal or designee is and shall
be responsible for conducting interscholastic athletic and band activities of
the school in accordance with the constitution, bylaws, rules and regulations
of the Commission which have been adopted by the Board of Control of the
Commission for the governing of such activities;
4.2.c. Pay the annual dues charged by the
Commission;
4.2.d. The principal or
designee shall file a statement with the Executive Director of the Commission
agreeing to abide by and support the constitution and the rules and regulations
of the Commission.
4.2.e. A member
school must sponsor one sport per gender during each season - fall, winter, and
spring. Schools having membership prior to the 2007-2008 school year are exempt
from this provision.
4.2.f. At the
annual meeting of the Board of Control, the Executive Director shall announce
the names of the principals whose schools have become new members.
4.2.f.1. A middle school shall be a school so
designated and approved by the West Virginia Department of Education
(WVDE).
4.2.f.2. A senior high
school consists of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, established by law, and so
designated and approved by the WVDE.
4.2.g. The first year of membership will be a
probationary year with the school not being allowed participation in WVSSAC
sponsored tournaments.
4.2.h. A
one-time membership fee of $1,500.00 will be afforded senior high schools,
$500.00 to middle schools, or $2,000.00 to combined middle/senior high
schools.
4.2.i. Public schools
seeking membership that are created as a result of consolidation or splitting
of existing member schools shall be exempt from the provisions in subsection
4.2.g.
4.3. A school,
through its principal, coach, or other official, is not permitted to enter into
an agreement with any other school to waive the standards of eligibility of
students or waive or change any other requirement established in these
regulations.
4.4. Any member
violating the regulations of this Commission and refusing to abide by the
decision of the Board of Directors or the Review Board shall be subject to the
penalties set forth in W. Va. §127CSR6, Violations of the Rules (Rule
§127CSR6).
