SF 141: Relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition

What it does

This bill requires a public school to accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry into any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by an extracurricular interscholastic athletic organization. The bill requires an extracurricular interscholastic athletic organization, as a condition of registration with the department of education, to accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by the organization.

Senate subcommittee · named January 28, 2025

• Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Pike (R) · mike.pike@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 4 against

For: Eastlake Partnership; VALOR Iowa

Against: Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 27, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. January 28, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Pike and Staed
3. February 5, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. February 12, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 274