WV Senate Bill 154: Article 2 - Does this actually happen?

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This was brought to my attention a couple of weeks ago, but I have not heard much of it. Does this actually happen or is this just something they put on paper?

Link provided: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_statu ... e=RS&i=154

ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
§18-2-25a. Mandatory drug testing program; general prohibition against performance enhancing drugs; list of banned substances; consent; random selection of student-athletes; testing; positive results; penalties; appeals; renewal; and rule making authority.

(a) The West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission (WVSSAC)shall establish a mandatory drug testing program for student athletes, who have qualified, as individuals or as members of a team, for state championship competition.

(b) It shall be considered a violation of the commission's rules for any student-athlete to possess, ingest, or otherwise use any substance on the list of banned substances, without written prescription by a fully licensed physician, as recognized by the American Medical Association, to treat a medical condition with which the student-athlete has been diagnosed. Violations found as a result of the commission's random testing will be penalized in accordance with this section.

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(l) Any person who tests positively in a commission administered test, or any person who refuses to provide a testing sample, or any person who reports his or her own violation, will immediately forfeit his or her eligibility to participated in WVSSCA competition for a period of one year from the date of the test. That person will also forfeit any individual honor earned while in violation. No person who tests positive, refuses to provide a test sample, or who reports his or her own violation will resume eligibility until he or she has undergone counseling and produced a negative test result.