Bill Text: FL S0956 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Extracurricular Activities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-05-03 - Died in Education [S0956 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S0956-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2013 SB 956 By Senator Bean 4-00693B-13 2013956__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to extracurricular activities; 3 amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; providing that K-12 public 4 school students who meet certain requirements have a 5 right to participate in extracurricular activities; 6 amending s. 1006.15, F.S.; authorizing public school 7 students attending a public school that does not offer 8 a particular extracurricular activity to participate 9 in that extracurricular activity at another school, 10 subject to certain requirements; deleting a criterion 11 for students who are enrolled in non-FHSAA member 12 private schools to participate in interscholastic or 13 intrascholastic sports; providing an effective date. 14 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16 17 Section 1. Present paragraph (e) of subsection (18) of 18 section 1002.20, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph 19 (f), and a new paragraph (e) is added to that subsection, to 20 read: 21 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public 22 school students must receive accurate and timely information 23 regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed 24 of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12 25 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 26 rights including, but not limited to, the following: 27 (18) EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.—In accordance with the 28 provisions of s. 1006.15: 29 (e) Public school students.—Public school students who meet 30 specified academic and conduct requirements may participate in 31 extracurricular activities at any public school that the student 32 could choose to attend pursuant to district or interdistrict 33 controlled open enrollment provisions, or may develop an 34 agreement to participate at a private school. 35 Section 2. Paragraphs (h), (i), and (j) are added to 36 subsection (3) of section 1006.15, Florida Statutes, and 37 subsection (8) of that section is amended, to read: 38 1006.15 Student standards for participation in 39 interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student 40 activities; regulation.— 41 (3) 42 (h) A student who attends a public school that does not 43 offer a particular extracurricular activity may participate at 44 any public school that the student could choose to attend 45 pursuant to district or interdistrict controlled open enrollment 46 provisions, or may develop an agreement to participate in that 47 extracurricular activity at a private school, if the student: 48 1. Meets the requirements for eligibility to participate in 49 interscholastic extracurricular activities, as provided under 50 paragraph (a); 51 2. Demonstrates educational progress at the school he or 52 she attends as required in paragraph (b); 53 3. Meets the same standards of acceptance, behavior, and 54 performance that are required of other students in 55 extracurricular activities; 56 4. Pays any fees required of other students who participate 57 in the extracurricular activity; and 58 5. Registers with the school that offers the 59 extracurricular activity his or her intent to participate in the 60 interscholastic extracurricular activity at that school before 61 the beginning date of the season for the activity in which he or 62 she wishes to participate. A public school student must be able 63 to participate in a curricular activity if it is a requirement 64 for an extracurricular activity. The student may choose to 65 participate in the required curricular activity at the school he 66 or she attends or at the school in which he or she participates 67 in the extracurricular activity. 68 (i) A student who has been unable to maintain academic 69 eligibility for participation in interscholastic extracurricular 70 activities is ineligible to participate in such activities under 71 paragraph (h) until the student has successfully completed one 72 grading period. 73 (j) The parents of a student who participates in an 74 extracurricular activity under paragraph (h) are responsible for 75 transporting their child to and from the school at which the 76 student participates. The public school the student attends, the 77 school at which the student participates in the extracurricular 78 activity, the district school board, and the Florida High School 79 Athletic Association (FHSAA) are exempt from civil liability 80 arising from any injury that occurs to the student during such 81 transportation. 82 (8)(a) The FHSAAFlorida High School Athletic Association83(FHSAA), in cooperation with each district school board, shall 84 facilitate a program in which a middle school or high school 85 student who attends a private school shall be eligible to 86 participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic sport at a 87 public high school, a public middle school, or a 6-12 public 88 school that is zoned for the physical address at which the 89 student resides if: 90 1. The private school in which the student is enrolled is 91 not a member of the FHSAA and does not offer an interscholastic 92 or intrascholastic athletic program. 93 2. The private school student meets the guidelines for the 94 conduct of the program established by the FHSAA’s board of 95 directors and the district school board. At a minimum, such 96 guidelines shall provide: 97 a. A deadline for each sport by which the private school 98 student’s parents must register with the public school in 99 writing their intent for their child to participate at that 100 school in the sport. 101 b. Requirements for a private school student to 102 participate, including, but not limited to, meeting the same 103 standards of eligibility, acceptance, behavior, educational 104 progress, and performance which apply to other students 105 participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic sports at a 106 public school or FHSAA member private school. 107 (b) The parents of a private school student participating 108 in a public school sport under this subsection are responsible 109 for transporting their child to and from the public school at 110 which the student participates. The private school the student 111 attends, the public school at which the student participates in 112 a sport, the district school board, and the FHSAA are exempt 113 from civil liability arising from any injury that occurs to the 114 student during such transportation. 115 (c) For each academic year, a private school student may 116 only participate at the public school in which the student is 117 first registered under sub-subparagraph (a)2.a. or makes himself 118 or herself a candidate for an athletic team by engaging in a 119 practice. 120 (d) The athletic director of each participating FHSAA 121 member public school shall maintain the student records 122 necessary for eligibility, compliance, and participation in the 123 program. 124 (e) Any non-FHSAA member private school that has a student 125 who wishes to participate in this program must make all student 126 records, including, but not limited to, academic, financial, 127 disciplinary, and attendance records, available upon request of 128 the FHSAA. 129 (f) A student must apply to participate in this program 130 through the FHSAA program application process. 131 (g)OnlyStudents who are enrolled in non-FHSAA member 132 private schoolsconsisting of 125 students or fewerare eligible 133 to participate in the program in any given academic year. 134 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.