SF 274 (LSB 2424SV (4) 91)

RELATING TO FORMS OF PAYMENT FOR ENTRY INTO AN  EXTRACURRICULAR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC CONTEST OR  COMPETITION. 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  280.13H  Extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions —— acceptance of legal tender required.
   1.  For purposes of this section, “organization” means the same as defined in section 280.13.
   2.  A public school shall accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry into any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by an organization. As a condition of registration with the department of education under section 280.13, an organization shall accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry into any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by the organization.
   3.  This section shall not apply to any of the following:
   a.  An extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition that takes place at a public school or a nonpublic school that is not a member of an organization.

   b.  An extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition, sponsored by an organization, that takes place at a venue that is not owned or operated by a public school, a nonpublic school, or an organization.

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AMY SINCLAIR
President of the Senate

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PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of the House

   I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 274, Ninety-first General Assembly.

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W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Secretary of the Senate

Approved _______________, 2026

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KIM REYNOLDS
Governor