Amendment H-1038 to HF 189
Relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions
Withdrawn · March 19, 2025
Filed March 6, 2025 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment allows students in public schools, charter schools, or innovation zone schools to participate in extracurricular activities offered by an accredited nonpublic school if an agreement is in place. It also states that these students must pay any participation fees set by the nonpublic school, provided the fee does not exceed what the nonpublic school charges its own students.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 1, after line 22 by inserting: “c. The authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall allow a student who resides within the school district in which the accredited nonpublic school’s central administrative office is located, and who is enrolled in a school district, charter school, or innovation zone school, to participate in any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition that is provided by the accredited nonpublic school, but that is not provided by the school district, charter school, or innovation zone school, pursuant to the terms of an agreement between the authorities in charge of the accredited nonpublic school and the school district, charter school, or innovation zone school, as applicable, that provides for the eligibility of the student.”
- Page 1, line 23, by striking “c.” and inserting “d.”
- Page 1, after line 32 by inserting: “e. If the authorities in charge of an accredited 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, charter school, or innovation zone school and is participating in a contest or competition at the accredited nonpublic school pursuant to paragraph “c” , or the student’s parent or guardian, shall be responsible for the payment of such fee. The amount of such fee shall not exceed the amount of the fee the authorities in charge of the accredited nonpublic school have established for students who are enrolled in the accredited nonpublic school.”
- Page 2, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting “provided by a school district or an accredited nonpublic school pursuant to this section when determining the classification of a public school or an accredited nonpublic school.”
- Title page, by striking lines 1 through 4 and inserting “An Act relating to the eligibility of students to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools or accredited nonpublic schools, and including applicability provisions.”