S.F. 254 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 280.13D Interscholastic athletic 1 contests and competitions —— academic ineligibility. 2 A student who is a contestant in interscholastic athletic 3 contests or competitions and who is given a failing grade at 4 the end of any grading period in any course for which credit 5 is awarded shall be ineligible to dress for and compete in 6 the next occurring interscholastic athletic contests and 7 competitions in which the student is a contestant for a period 8 of time equal to one-third of the applicable interscholastic 9 athletic season. For purposes of this section, “grading period” 10 means the period of time at the end of which a student in grades 11 nine through twelve receives a final grade and course credit 12 is awarded for passing grades. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill provides that a student who is a contestant in 17 interscholastic athletic contests or competitions and who is 18 given a failing grade at the end of any grading period in any 19 course for which credit is awarded shall be ineligible to dress 20 for and compete in the next occurring interscholastic athletic 21 contests and competitions in which the student is a contestant 22 for a period of time equal to one-third of the applicable 23 interscholastic athletic season. 24 Administrative rules adopted by the state department of 25 education currently provide that such a period of ineligibility 26 shall last for 30 consecutive calendar days. 27 -1- LSB 2125XS (3) 86 je/rj 1/ 1