The proposed bill aims to establish the "West Virginia Public Secondary School Athletic Trainer and Career Technical Education Program Act," which will create a five-year initiative to ensure that all public secondary schools in West Virginia have licensed athletic trainers either on staff or contracted through the county board. The bill outlines the necessity of this program for the safety and well-being of student-athletes and mandates annual appropriations to fund the initiative. It also emphasizes the expansion of existing career and technical education (CTE) sports medicine programs, ensuring they align with accreditation and certification standards for students pursuing further education in athletic training or related health care fields.

Additionally, the bill requires compliance with regulations set by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission and allows for the use of the West Virginia Underwood-Smith Loan Repayment Program to incentivize individuals to work as licensed athletic trainers in public secondary schools. The implementation of this program is set to begin on July 1, 2026, with a goal of full compliance by July 1, 2031, ensuring that every public secondary school has access to a licensed athletic trainer to support student-athlete health and safety.