Senate File 123 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY ZAUN Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to interscholastic athletic academic eligibility. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2077XS 83 4 ak/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 256.47 INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC 1 2 ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY == EXEMPT ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES. 1 3 The department of education shall establish a policy by 1 4 rule to exempt the grades a student athlete receives for 1 5 advanced placement courses when the student athlete's 1 6 interscholastic athletic academic eligibility is determined. 1 7 EXPLANATION 1 8 This bill directs the department of education to establish 1 9 a policy by rule that disregards the grades a student receives 1 10 in advanced placement courses when determining a student 1 11 athlete's academic eligibility to play sports. 1 12 LSB 2077XS 83 1 13 ak/nh/5