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

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2025
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   Done: House committeeJanuary 29, 2025
4. –
   Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 189
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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Amendments · 5

2 adopted · 0 failed · 2 never voted on. Newest first.

• H-1355 · filed May 15, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that sports organizations cannot change a school's football classification based on the number of students participating through these new agreements until July 2027. It also updates the requirements for students to participate in activities, specifically stating that the activity must not have been offered by the private school or the student's home district for the previous two years. Finally, it changes the effective dates for different parts of the bill.
  Never voted on
• S-3171 · filed May 13, 2025 by Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R)

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that a school's football classification cannot be changed due to private school students participating through this law until June 30, 2027. It also clarifies that students can participate if their private school has not offered that specific activity in the last two years and has not already made a similar agreement with another school.
  Adopted
  May 14, 2025
• H-1038 · filed March 6, 2025 by

  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.
  Withdrawn
  March 19, 2025
• H-1037 · filed March 6, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment adds athletic participation fees to the list of expenses that can be paid for using education savings accounts. It also requires the nonpublic school to pay the public school's participation fee, limiting the amount of education savings account money the nonpublic school can use for that fee to $500.
  Never voted on
• H-1013 · filed February 13, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that nonpublic school students must follow the same conditions as public school students, including meeting the school district's code of conduct. It also changes the requirement for when a student can participate in a neighboring district's activities to include cases where the student's own school district does not offer the activity.
  Adopted
  March 19, 2025