Amendment S-5101 to HF 2553
Relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools
Never voted on
Filed March 26, 2024 in the Senate by Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
What it changes
AI summary This amendment expands the bill to include rules for students participating in activities provided by nonpublic schools. It adds that students can participate in nonpublic school activities if an agreement is made between the school and the district, and it requires students to pay any fees set by the nonpublic school. It also ensures that these arrangements do not affect how public or nonpublic schools are classified for sports competitions.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 1, line 3, after “schools” by inserting “or nonpublic schools”
- Page 1, after line 19 by inserting: “
- a. The authorities in charge of a nonpublic school shall allow a student who resides within the school district where the nonpublic school is located and who is enrolled in such school district to participate immediately in any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition that is provided by the nonpublic school, but that is not provided by the school district, pursuant to the terms of an agreement between the authorities in charge of the nonpublic school and the board of directors of the school district that provides for the eligibility of the student. b. If the authorities in charge of a nonpublic school have established a fee for the cost of a student’s participation in an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition, a student who is enrolled in a school district and is participating in a contest or competition at a nonpublic school pursuant to paragraph “a” , or the student’s parent or guardian, shall be responsible for the payment of such fee.”
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- Page 1, by striking lines 23 and 24 and inserting “provided by a school district or a nonpublic school pursuant to this section when determining the classification of a public school or a nonpublic school.”
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