House File 2553 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2553 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2214) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled 1 in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular 2 interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided 3 by public schools. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5884HV (2) 90 jda/jh

H.F. 2553 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 280.13D Participation in 1 extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions 2 provided by public schools. 3 1. a. The board of directors of a school district shall 4 allow a student who resides within the school district and who 5 is enrolled in a nonpublic school to participate immediately 6 in any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or 7 competition that is provided by the school district, but that 8 is not provided by the nonpublic school, pursuant to the terms 9 of an agreement between the board of directors of the school 10 district and the authorities in charge of the nonpublic school 11 that provides for the eligibility of the student. 12 b. If the board of directors of a school district has 13 established a fee for the cost of a student’s participation 14 in an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or 15 competition, a student who is enrolled in a nonpublic school 16 and is participating in a contest or competition at a public 17 school pursuant to paragraph “a” , or the student’s parent or 18 guardian, shall be responsible for the payment of such fee. 19 2. An organization, as defined in section 280.13, shall not 20 take into account the number of students who participate in an 21 extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition 22 provided by a school district pursuant to this section when 23 determining the classification of a public school. 24 3. A student who participates in an extracurricular 25 interscholastic athletic contest or competition pursuant 26 to this section shall be deemed to satisfy the residence 27 requirements for purposes of section 256.46. 28 EXPLANATION 29 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 30 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 31 This bill relates to the eligibility of students enrolled in 32 nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic 33 athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools. 34 The bill requires school districts to allow a student 35 -1- LSB 5884HV (2) 90 jda/jh 1/ 2

H.F. 2553 who resides within the school district and who is enrolled 1 in a nonpublic school to participate immediately in any 2 extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition 3 provided by the school district, but that is not provided by 4 the nonpublic school, pursuant to the terms of an agreement 5 between the school district and the nonpublic school that 6 provides for the eligibility of the student. The bill 7 provides that, if a school district has established a fee for 8 the cost of a student’s participation in an extracurricular 9 interscholastic athletic contest or competition, a student 10 enrolled in a nonpublic school who is participating in the 11 contest or competition pursuant to the bill’s provisions, or 12 the student’s parent or guardian, shall be responsible for the 13 payment of such fee. 14 The bill establishes that a student who participates in an 15 extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition 16 pursuant to these provisions shall be deemed to satisfy 17 the residence requirements of Code section 256.46 (rules 18 for participation in extracurricular activities by certain 19 children). 20 The bill prohibits an organization, as defined in Code 21 section 280.13 (requirements for interscholastic athletic 22 contests and competitions), from taking into account the 23 number of students who participate in an extracurricular 24 interscholastic athletic contest or competition pursuant to 25 these provisions when determining the classification of a 26 public school. 27 -2- LSB 5884HV (2) 90 jda/jh 2/ 2