WV SB755

Establishes a five-year program (July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2031) requiring all public secondary schools in West Virginia to have a licensed athletic trainer on staff or contracted through the county board

Mandates expansion of the current nine career and technical education sports medicine programs statewide to ensure all public high school students have access, using methods such as student transportation to existing programs or instructors traveling to multiple schools

Requires sports medicine CTE programs to align with accreditation and certification standards necessary for students to pursue athletic training or related health care education at West Virginia higher education institutions

Authorizes use of the West Virginia Underwood-Smith Loan Repayment Program to provide student loan repayments for licensed athletic trainers who work in public secondary schools, provided they serve in a dual capacity as both teacher and athletic trainer

Requires annual appropriations to the West Virginia Board of Education to fund program expansion, recruitment, hiring, and retention of athletic trainers, with provisions for supplemental appropriation requests if funding is insufficient