Amendment S-3171 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
Adopted · May 14, 2025
Filed May 13, 2025 in the Senate by Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R)
What it changes
- Page 2, after line 4 by inserting: “(4) (a) From the effective date of this Act through June 30, 2027, the corporation, association, or organization does not modify a school district’s or nonpublic school’s football classification that was established by the corporation, association, or organization prior to the effective date of this Act due to the number of students who participate in an extracurricular interscholastic football contest or competition that is provided by the school district pursuant to section 280.13D. (b) This subparagraph is repealed July 1,
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- Page 2, by striking lines 12 through 32 and inserting: “
- a. The board of directors of a school district shall allow a student who resides within the school district, and who is enrolled in a nonpublic school, to participate in any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition that is provided by the school district pursuant to the terms of an agreement between the board of directors of the school district and the authorities in charge of the nonpublic school that provides for the eligibility of the student, if all of the following criteria are satisfied: (1) The extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition has not been provided by the nonpublic school during the two immediately preceding school years. (2) The nonpublic school has not entered into an agreement under section 280.13A with another school district, nonpublic school, or charter school that provides for the eligibility of students enrolled in the nonpublic school to participate in the extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition that is being provided by that school district, nonpublic school, or charter school. b. The board of directors of a school district shall allow a student who resides within a contiguous school district, and who is enrolled in a nonpublic school, to participate in any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition that is provided by the school district pursuant to the terms of an agreement between the board of directors of the school district and the authorities in charge of the nonpublic school that provides for the eligibility of the student, if all of the following criteria are satisfied: (1) The extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition has not been provided by the nonpublic school or by the student’s school district of residence during the two immediately preceding school years. (2) The nonpublic school has not entered into an agreement under section 280.13A with another school district, nonpublic school, or charter school that provides for the eligibility of students enrolled in the nonpublic school to participate in the extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition that is being provided by that school district, nonpublic school, or charter school.”