Senate File 2239 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2239 BY R. SMITH A BILL FOR An Act relating to high school event admission fees for people 1 eighteen years of age or younger, making appropriations, and 2 including effective date and applicability provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5615XS (3) 89 dg/jh

S.F. 2239 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 279.76 Event admission fees. 1 1. For the purposes of this section: 2 a. “Department” means the department of management. 3 b. “Event” means an extracurricular interscholastic contest 4 or competition sponsored or administered by the Iowa high 5 school athletic association, Iowa girls high school athletic 6 union, Iowa high school music association, or Iowa high school 7 speech association, not including post-regular season and 8 all-state contests or competitions. 9 2. A school district shall not charge a fee for the 10 admittance of a person eighteen years of age or younger to an 11 event. 12 3. The state board of education shall adopt rules that 13 calculate the amount of revenue that each school district 14 would have received if the school district charged fees for 15 the admittance of persons eighteen years of age or younger to 16 events. 17 4. a. Beginning July 1, 2022, there is appropriated 18 annually to the department from the sports wagering receipts 19 fund established under section 8.57, subsection 6, an amount 20 necessary to pay the amounts calculated pursuant to subsection 21 3. 22 b. The department shall distribute the moneys appropriated 23 pursuant to paragraph “a” to each school district in an amount 24 equal to the amount calculated pursuant to subsection 3 at 25 the same time and in the same manner as foundation aid is 26 paid under section 257.16, and may be included in the monthly 27 payment of state aid under section 257.16, subsection 2. 28 5. The moneys provided in this section are miscellaneous 29 income as defined in section 257.2, shall be deposited in the 30 general fund of the school district, may be used for any school 31 general fund purpose, and shall not be included in district 32 cost. 33 Sec. 2. EMERGENCY RULES. The state board of education 34 may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, 35 -1- LSB 5615XS (3) 89 dg/jh 1/ 3

S.F. 2239 and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement 1 the provisions of this Act and the rules shall be effective 2 immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the 3 rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section shall 4 also be published as a notice of intended action as provided 5 in section 17A.4. 6 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 7 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 8 Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school district 9 events occurring on or after July 1, 2022. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill relates to high school event admission fees for 14 people 18 years of age or younger. 15 The bill defines “event” as an extracurricular 16 interscholastic contest or competition authorized by the Iowa 17 high school athletic association, Iowa girls high school 18 athletic union, Iowa high school music association, or Iowa 19 high school speech association, not including post-regular 20 season and all-state contests or competitions. The bill also 21 defines “department” as the department of management. 22 The bill prohibits a school district from charging a fee for 23 the admittance of a person 18 years of age or younger to an 24 event. 25 The bill requires the state board of education to adopt rules 26 that calculate the amount of revenue that a school district 27 would have received if the school district charged a fee for 28 the admittance of persons 18 years of age or younger to events. 29 The bill makes an appropriation beginning July 1, 2022, and 30 each year thereafter to the department of management from the 31 sports wagering receipts fund in an amount equal to the total 32 amount the state board of education has determined all school 33 districts would have received if school districts charged 34 people 18 years of age or younger admission fees to events. 35 -2- LSB 5615XS (3) 89 dg/jh 2/ 3

S.F. 2239 The bill requires the department of management to distribute 1 all moneys appropriated to the department of management from 2 the sports wagering receipts fund relating to admission fees to 3 each school district in an amount equal to the amount the state 4 board of education has determined the school district would 5 have received if it charged people 18 years of age or younger 6 admission fees to events. Distributions shall be made at the 7 same time and in the same manner as foundation aid and may be 8 included in the monthly payment of state aid. 9 The bill allows the state board of education to adopt 10 emergency rules to implement the bill. 11 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 12 The bill applies to school district events occurring on or 13 after July 1, 2022. 14 -3- LSB 5615XS (3) 89 dg/jh 3/ 3