HF 2079 (LSB 5059YH (3) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2079

BY  JONES, HORA, WHEELER, BODEN, DIEKEN, and GRASSLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  280.13H  Extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions —— acceptance of legal tender required.
   1.  For purposes of this section, “organization” means the same as defined in section 280.13.
   2.  A public school shall accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry into any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by an organization. As a condition of registration with the department of education under section 280.13, an organization shall accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry into any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by the organization.
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 forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition. The bill requires a public school to accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry into any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by an extracurricular interscholastic athletic organization. The bill requires an extracurricular interscholastic athletic organization, as a condition of registration with the department of education, to accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by the organization.