Bill Text: IA HF1 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act 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.(See HF 189.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-30 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 189. [HF1 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF1-Introduced.html
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BY
STONE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
eligibility
of
students
enrolled
1
in
nonpublic
schools
to
compete
in
extracurricular
2
interscholastic
athletic
contests
or
competitions
provided
3
by
public
schools,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.13D
Participation
in
1
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contests
or
competitions
2
provided
by
public
schools.
3
1.
a.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
4
allow
a
student
who
resides
within
the
school
district
and
who
5
is
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
school
to
participate
immediately
6
in
any
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
7
competition
that
is
provided
by
the
school
district,
but
that
8
is
not
provided
by
the
nonpublic
school,
pursuant
to
the
terms
9
of
an
agreement
between
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
10
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
the
nonpublic
school
11
that
provides
for
the
eligibility
of
the
student.
12
b.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
allow
a
13
student
who
resides
within
a
contiguous
school
district
and
who
14
is
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
school
to
participate
immediately
15
in
any
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
16
competition
that
is
provided
by
the
school
district,
but
that
17
is
not
provided
by
the
nonpublic
school
or
the
student’s
school
18
district
of
residence,
pursuant
to
the
terms
of
an
agreement
19
between
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
and
the
20
authorities
in
charge
of
the
nonpublic
school
that
provides
for
21
the
eligibility
of
the
student.
22
c.
If
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
has
23
established
a
fee
for
the
cost
of
a
student’s
participation
24
in
an
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
25
competition,
a
student
who
is
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
school
26
and
is
participating
in
a
contest
or
competition
at
a
public
27
school
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
,
or
the
student’s
parent
28
or
guardian,
shall
be
responsible
for
the
payment
of
such
fee.
29
The
amount
of
such
fee
shall
not
exceed
the
amount
of
the
fee
30
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
has
established
31
for
students
who
are
enrolled
in
the
school
district.
32
2.
An
organization,
as
defined
in
section
280.13,
shall
not
33
take
into
account
the
number
of
students
who
participate
in
an
34
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition
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provided
by
a
school
district
pursuant
to
this
section
when
1
determining
the
classification
of
a
public
school.
2
3.
A
student
who
participates
in
an
extracurricular
3
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition
pursuant
4
to
this
section
shall
be
deemed
to
satisfy
the
residence
5
requirements
for
purposes
of
section
256.46.
6
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
7
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
relates
to
the
eligibility
of
students
enrolled
in
12
nonpublic
schools
to
compete
in
extracurricular
interscholastic
13
athletic
contests
or
competitions
provided
by
public
schools.
14
The
bill
requires
school
districts
to
allow
a
student
15
who
resides
within
the
school
district
and
who
is
enrolled
16
in
a
nonpublic
school
to
participate
immediately
in
any
17
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition
18
provided
by
the
school
district,
but
that
is
not
provided
by
19
the
nonpublic
school,
pursuant
to
the
terms
of
an
agreement
20
between
the
school
district
and
the
nonpublic
school
that
21
provides
for
the
eligibility
of
the
student.
The
bill
also
22
requires
school
districts
to
allow
a
student
who
resides
within
23
a
contiguous
school
district
and
who
is
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
24
school
to
participate
immediately
in
any
extracurricular
25
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition
provided
by
26
the
school
district,
but
that
is
not
provided
by
the
nonpublic
27
school
or
the
student’s
school
district
of
residence,
pursuant
28
to
the
terms
of
an
agreement
between
the
school
district
and
29
the
nonpublic
school
that
provides
for
the
eligibility
of
the
30
student.
31
The
bill
provides
that,
if
a
school
district
has
32
established
a
fee
for
the
cost
of
a
student’s
participation
33
in
an
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
34
competition,
a
student
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
school
who
is
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participating
in
the
contest
or
competition
pursuant
to
the
1
bill’s
provisions,
or
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian,
shall
2
be
responsible
for
the
payment
of
such
fee.
School
districts
3
are
prohibited
from
establishing
a
fee
that
exceeds
the
amount
4
of
the
fee
established
for
students
who
are
enrolled
in
the
5
school
district.
6
The
bill
establishes
that
a
student
who
participates
in
an
7
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition
8
pursuant
to
these
provisions
shall
be
deemed
to
satisfy
9
the
residence
requirements
of
Code
section
256.46
(rules
10
for
participation
in
extracurricular
activities
by
certain
11
children).
12
The
bill
prohibits
an
organization,
as
defined
in
Code
13
section
280.13
(requirements
for
interscholastic
athletic
14
contests
and
competitions),
from
taking
into
account
the
15
number
of
students
who
participate
in
an
extracurricular
16
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition
pursuant
to
17
these
provisions
when
determining
the
classification
of
a
18
public
school.
19
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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