SF 2239: Relating to high school event admission fees for people eighteen years of age or younger, making appropriations, and including effective date and applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to high school event admission fees for people years of age or younger. The bill defines “event” as an extracurricular interscholastic contest or competition authorized by the Iowa high school athletic association, Iowa girls high school athletic union, Iowa high school music association, or Iowa high school speech association, not including post-regular season and all-state contests or competitions. The bill also defines “department” as the department of management. The bill prohibits a school district from charging a fee for the admittance of a person years of age or younger to an event.

Senate subcommittee · named February 9, 2022

• Sen. R. Smith
• Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
• Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa State Education Association

In plain words

1. February 9, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
2. February 9, 2022Senate subcommittee named: R. Smith, Boulton and Dawson
3. February 15, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. February 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2306