Bill Text: IA SF2044 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requesting a study on providing additional weighting to nonpublic schools for purposes of determination of classification in high school athletics and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-27 - Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2020 1:00PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge. [SF2044 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2044-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2044
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2044
BY
SINCLAIR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requesting
a
study
on
providing
additional
weighting
1
to
nonpublic
schools
for
purposes
of
determination
of
2
classification
in
high
school
athletics
and
including
3
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
STUDY
ON
ADDITIONAL
WEIGHTING
OF
NONPUBLIC
1
SCHOOLS
FOR
HIGH
SCHOOL
ATHLETICS.
2
1.
The
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
and
the
Iowa
3
girls
high
school
athletic
union
are
requested
to
jointly
4
conduct
a
study
to
determine
if
nonpublic
schools
in
this
state
5
should
receive
additional
weighting
in
comparison
to
public
6
schools
for
purposes
of
determining
which
classification
a
7
school
participates
in
for
a
high
school
sport.
8
2.
The
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
and
the
9
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
union
shall
consult
affected
10
stakeholders
in
conducting
the
study.
To
the
extent
feasible,
11
public
and
nonpublic
schools
and
the
department
of
education
12
shall
assist
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
and
13
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
union
in
gathering
any
14
necessary
information
upon
request.
The
Iowa
high
school
15
athletic
association
and
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
16
union
may
schedule
public
hearings
to
facilitate
the
gathering
17
of
information.
18
3.
The
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
and
the
Iowa
19
girls
high
school
athletic
union
are
requested
to
submit
a
20
joint
report
with
their
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
21
general
assembly
and
the
governor
by
January
1,
2021.
In
22
the
report,
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
and
23
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
union
shall
describe
the
24
feasibility
of
providing
additional
weighting
to
nonpublic
25
schools
and
provide
recommendations
on
how
such
weighting
could
26
be
calculated
in
order
to
promote
the
most
equitable
outcomes
27
achievable
for
nonpublic
and
public
schools
participating
in
28
high
school
athletics
in
this
state.
29
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
30
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
requests
that
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
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association
(IHSAA)
and
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
1
union
(IGHSAU)
jointly
conduct
a
study
to
determine
if
2
nonpublic
schools
in
this
state
should
receive
additional
3
weighting
in
comparison
to
public
schools
for
purposes
of
4
determining
which
classification
a
school
participates
in
for
5
a
high
school
sport.
Currently,
a
high
school’s
enrollment
6
is
the
only
factor
in
assigning
a
classification.
The
bill
7
provides
for
the
gathering
of
information
by
the
IHSAA
and
8
IGHSAU
to
facilitate
the
study.
9
The
bill
requests
that
the
IHSAA
and
IGHSAU
submit
a
joint
10
report
with
their
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
11
assembly
and
the
governor
by
January
1,
2021.
The
report
would
12
describe
the
feasibility
of
providing
additional
weighting
13
to
nonpublic
schools
and
provide
recommendations
on
how
such
14
weighting
could
be
calculated
in
order
to
promote
the
most
15
equitable
outcomes
achievable
for
nonpublic
and
public
schools
16
participating
in
high
school
athletics
in
Iowa.
17
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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