H. B. 2590
(By Delegates Smirl, Stephens, Perdue,
Leach, Hubbard, Craig and Morgan)
[Introduced February 28, 2001; referred to the
Committee on Education then Finance.]
A BILL to amend article twenty-three, chapter eighteen of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twenty-five, relating to mandating that the West Virginia
University and Marshall University football teams play each
other annually beginning in the year two thousand three; and
providing that the game site be rotated between the
universities each year.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article twenty-three, chapter eighteen of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twenty-five, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 23. ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
GOVERNING BOARDS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION.
§18-23-25. West Virginia University and Marshall University
football teams to play annually.
The governing boards of West Virginia University and Marshall
University shall direct the athletic directors of the respective
universities to schedule annually a football game between West
Virginia University and Marshall University, beginning in the year
two thousand three. The game scheduled in two thousand three shall
be played at West Virginia University, and thereafter the game
site shall be rotated each year between the universities.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to mandate that the West
Virginia University and Marshall University football teams play
each other annually, beginning in 2003.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.