RENTON, Wash. – Below you will find information on the 2025 proposed amendments to the WIAA Handbook, all of which were submitted by either a member school or the WIAA Executive Board. The language and content for each amendment will be discussed and finalized by the WIAA Representative Assembly during Winter Coalition, taking place virtually on Monday, January 27th.
VOTING TIMELINE
The WIAA Representative Assembly will vote on the proposed amendments from April 9-18, 2025.
ABOUT REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY
The Representative Assembly is comprised of 53 (35 high school, 18 middle level) school administrators from each of the nine WIAA districts. The Representative Assembly votes on the proposed amendments.
For an amendment to pass, 60 percent approval is needed from voting members of the Assembly. A total of 32 votes are needed for a middle-level/high-school amendment to pass, while 21 votes are needed for a high school amendment to pass and 11 votes are needed for a middle-level amendment to pass.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
| AMENDMENT | RULE | SUMMARY |
| ML/HS #1 | N/A | Only the Representative Assembly could make editorial changes for typographical errors or changes in wording to reflect current interpretations |
| ML/HS #2 | 3.6.0 | Membership fees would increase by 25 percent in 2025-26 and in 2026-27 |
| ML/HS#3 | 8.11.0 | Would add an honorary board member from the Rural Educators Association |
| HS #4 | 8.12.14 | Reduces the percentage of schools that offer an activity/sport during the two-year trial |
| ML/HS #5 | 17.7.4 | Baseball/softball arm care: Throwing instructions/workouts may begin two weeks prior to the first practice date; workouts are limited to no more than four hours per week during this two-week period |
| HS #6 | 18.12.0 | Redefines the transfer period and process |
| ML/HS #7 | 18.16.0 | Participation in girls’ sports would be limited to students assigned female at birth |
| ML/HS #8 | 18.16.0 | Athletic programs would be offered separately for boys, girls and transgender students |
| HS #9 | 20.1.3 | Suspension following an ejection must be fulfilled at the same level as the contest in which the ejection occurred |
| ML #10 | All ML Sports | Precontest practice requirements for middle level would be the same as the number for high school sports |
| HS #11 | 32.0.0 42.0.0 | Would increase the regular season contest limit from 20 to 22 games in baseball, slowpitch and fastpitch softball |
| ML/HS #12 | 21.5.4.C 32.65.4.C | Violations of the baseball pitch count rule will cause the head coach to be suspended, in the same manner as if ejected |
| HS #13 | 39.0.0 | Would add girls flag football as a high school sport |
| HS #14 | 41.0.0 | Would increase the regular season contest limit from 16 to 18 matches in soccer |
| ML/HS #15 | 41.3.1 | If at any point after 50 minutes of play, the soccer match would be terminated if one team is ahead by eight goals |
| ML #16 | 41.64.0 | Middle level soccer players could participate in three contests per week |
