HF 2346 (LSB 5684YH (3) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2346

BY  GUSTOFF

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the participation in extracurricular interscholastic contests or competitions by students enrolled in public schools or nonpublic schools in grades nine through twelve.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 256.46, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  j.  If the accredited nonpublic school or school district in which the child was enrolled and the accredited nonpublic school or school district in which the child is currently enrolled both agree to allow the child to participate in the contest or competition immediately.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the participation in extracurricular interscholastic contests or competitions by students enrolled in public schools or nonpublic schools in grades 9 through 12.
   Current law requires the state board of education to adopt rules that permit a child who does not meet the residence requirements for participation in extracurricular interscholastic contests or competitions sponsored or administered by an organization, as defined in Code section 280.13, to participate in the contests or competitions immediately if the child is duly enrolled in a school, is otherwise eligible to participate, and meets one of several specified circumstances. The bill adds to the list of circumstances the scenario in which the accredited nonpublic school or school district in which the child was enrolled and the accredited nonpublic school or school district in which the child is currently enrolled both agree to allow the child to participate in the contest or competition immediately. If the child does not meet one of the enumerated circumstances, the child is ineligible to compete for 90 consecutive school days.