Senate
File
326
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
326
BY
FEENSTRA
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
the
expenditure
of
certain
public
moneys
1
for
dues
or
membership
fees
to
certain
high
school
athletic
2
organizations.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.13D
Limitation
on
expenditure
1
of
certain
public
moneys
for
high
school
athletic
organizations.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“organization”
means
the
3
same
as
defined
in
section
280.13.
4
2.
On
or
after
January
1,
2022,
a
school
district
shall
not
5
expend
any
moneys
to
pay
dues
or
membership
fees
to
the
Iowa
6
high
school
athletic
association
or
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
7
athletic
union.
On
or
after
January
1,
2022,
a
school
district
8
may
expend
moneys
to
pay
dues
or
membership
fees
to
a
single
9
organization
that
is
a
successor
organization
to
both
the
Iowa
10
high
school
athletic
association
and
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
11
athletic
union.
12
3.
On
or
after
January
1,
2022,
an
accredited
or
13
unaccredited
nonpublic
school
shall
not
expend
any
moneys
14
originating
from
the
state
to
pay
dues
or
membership
fees
to
15
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
or
the
Iowa
girls
16
high
school
athletic
union.
On
or
after
January
1,
2022,
an
17
accredited
or
unaccredited
nonpublic
school
may
expend
moneys
18
originating
from
the
state
to
pay
dues
or
membership
fees
to
a
19
single
organization
that
is
a
successor
organization
to
both
20
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
and
the
Iowa
girls
21
high
school
athletic
union.
22
Sec.
2.
NOTIFICATION
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
——
REPORT
TO
23
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
24
1.
If
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
or
the
25
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
union
ceases
to
operate
as
an
26
independent
organization,
as
defined
in
section
280.13,
the
27
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
or
the
Iowa
girls
high
28
school
athletic
union
shall,
prior
to
cessation
of
operation,
29
notify
the
department
of
education
in
writing
of
the
date
on
30
which
such
operation
shall
cease.
31
2.
Upon
receiving
written
notice
pursuant
to
subsection
32
1,
the
department
of
education
shall
submit
a
report
to
33
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
within
sixty
days
34
recommending
any
legislation
necessary
to
reflect
the
cessation
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of
operation
of
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
or
1
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
union
and
the
commencement
2
of
operation
of
any
successor
organization.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
prohibits
a
school
district
from
expending
any
7
moneys
to
pay
dues
or
membership
fees
to
the
Iowa
high
school
8
athletic
association
(IHSAA)
or
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
9
athletic
union
(IGHSAU)
on
or
after
January
1,
2022.
The
bill
10
authorizes
a
school
district
to
expend
moneys
to
pay
dues
or
11
membership
fees
to
a
single
organization
that
is
a
successor
12
organization
to
both
the
IHSAA
and
the
IGHSAU
on
or
after
13
January
1,
2022.
The
bill
contains
similar
requirements
for
14
the
expenditure
of
any
moneys
originating
from
the
state
by
an
15
accredited
or
unaccredited
nonpublic
school.
16
If
the
IHSAA
or
the
IGHSAU
ceases
to
operate
as
an
17
independent
organization,
the
bill
requires
the
IHSAA
or
the
18
IGHSAU
to
notify
the
department
of
education
in
writing
of
the
19
date
on
which
such
operation
shall
cease
prior
to
cessation
20
of
operation.
Upon
receiving
such
notice,
the
bill
requires
21
the
department
to
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
22
general
assembly
within
60
days
recommending
any
legislation
23
necessary
to
reflect
the
cessation
of
operation
of
the
IHSAA
or
24
the
IGHSAU
and
the
commencement
of
operation
of
any
successor
25
organization.
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