Filed May 13, 2025 in the Senate by Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
What it changes
- Page 2, after line 18 by inserting: “c. The authorities in charge of a nonpublic school shall allow a student who resides within the school district where the nonpublic school is located, or within a contiguous school district, 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 nonpublic school 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 or the governing body of the charter school or innovation zone 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 school the student attends during the two immediately preceding school years. (2) The school district, charter school, or innovation zone school has not entered into an agreement under section 280.13A with another school district, nonpublic school, charter school, or innovation zone school that provides for the eligibility of students enrolled in the school district, charter school, or innovation zone school to participate in the extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition that is being provided by that nonpublic school. ___. By striking page 2, line 33, through page 3, line 13, and inserting: “d. If the board of directors of a school district or 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 participating in a contest or competition pursuant to paragraph “a” , “b” , “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 board of directors of the school district or the authorities in charge of the nonpublic school, as applicable, have established for students who are enrolled in the school district or nonpublic school.
- A student who is participating in a contest or competition pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “a” , “b” , or “c” , shall participate under the same conditions as a student who is enrolled in the school district or nonpublic school, as applicable, including meeting the school district’s or nonpublic school’s student code of conduct requirements.” ___. By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal references as necessary.””
- By renumbering as necessary.