HOUSE BILL NO. 965Offered January 13, 2016Prefiled January 12, 2016A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-7.2, relating to organizations governing public school interscholastic programs; voting rights of member schools.----------Patron-- Davis----------Referred to Committee on Education----------
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-7.2 as follows:
§ 22.1-7.2. Organizations governing public school interscholastic programs; member school voting rights.
No public school shall become a member or remain a member of any organization or entity whose purpose is to regulate or govern interscholastic programs that classifies or aligns schools for competitive purposes pursuant to a formula based on student enrollment or participation unless such organization or entity apportions voting rights to member schools based on the same formula.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-7.2 as follows:
§ 22.1-7.2. Organizations governing public school interscholastic programs; member school voting rights.
No public school shall become a member or remain a member of any organization or entity whose purpose is to regulate or govern interscholastic programs that classifies or aligns schools for competitive purposes pursuant to a formula based on student enrollment or participation unless such organization or entity apportions voting rights to member schools based on the same formula.