Bill Text: IA HF2553 | 2023-2024 | 90th 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.(Formerly HF 2214.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-04-17 - Amendment S-5173 filed. S.J. 872. [HF2553 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2553-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2214)
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.
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.
If
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
has
13
established
a
fee
for
the
cost
of
a
student’s
participation
14
in
an
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
15
competition,
a
student
who
is
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
school
16
and
is
participating
in
a
contest
or
competition
at
a
public
17
school
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
,
or
the
student’s
parent
or
18
guardian,
shall
be
responsible
for
the
payment
of
such
fee.
19
2.
An
organization,
as
defined
in
section
280.13,
shall
not
20
take
into
account
the
number
of
students
who
participate
in
an
21
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition
22
provided
by
a
school
district
pursuant
to
this
section
when
23
determining
the
classification
of
a
public
school.
24
3.
A
student
who
participates
in
an
extracurricular
25
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition
pursuant
26
to
this
section
shall
be
deemed
to
satisfy
the
residence
27
requirements
for
purposes
of
section
256.46.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
relates
to
the
eligibility
of
students
enrolled
in
32
nonpublic
schools
to
compete
in
extracurricular
interscholastic
33
athletic
contests
or
competitions
provided
by
public
schools.
34
The
bill
requires
school
districts
to
allow
a
student
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who
resides
within
the
school
district
and
who
is
enrolled
1
in
a
nonpublic
school
to
participate
immediately
in
any
2
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition
3
provided
by
the
school
district,
but
that
is
not
provided
by
4
the
nonpublic
school,
pursuant
to
the
terms
of
an
agreement
5
between
the
school
district
and
the
nonpublic
school
that
6
provides
for
the
eligibility
of
the
student.
The
bill
7
provides
that,
if
a
school
district
has
established
a
fee
for
8
the
cost
of
a
student’s
participation
in
an
extracurricular
9
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition,
a
student
10
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
school
who
is
participating
in
the
11
contest
or
competition
pursuant
to
the
bill’s
provisions,
or
12
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian,
shall
be
responsible
for
the
13
payment
of
such
fee.
14
The
bill
establishes
that
a
student
who
participates
in
an
15
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition
16
pursuant
to
these
provisions
shall
be
deemed
to
satisfy
17
the
residence
requirements
of
Code
section
256.46
(rules
18
for
participation
in
extracurricular
activities
by
certain
19
children).
20
The
bill
prohibits
an
organization,
as
defined
in
Code
21
section
280.13
(requirements
for
interscholastic
athletic
22
contests
and
competitions),
from
taking
into
account
the
23
number
of
students
who
participate
in
an
extracurricular
24
interscholastic
athletic
contest
or
competition
pursuant
to
25
these
provisions
when
determining
the
classification
of
a
26
public
school.
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