H.F. 2247 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 280.13H Extracurricular 1 interscholastic athletic contests or competitions —— acceptance 2 of legal tender required. 3 1. For purposes of this section, “organization” means the 4 same as defined in section 280.13. 5 2. A public school shall accept legal tender as a form of 6 payment for entry into any extracurricular interscholastic 7 athletic contest or competition sponsored by an organization. 8 As a condition of registration with the department of education 9 under section 280.13 , an organization shall accept legal 10 tender as a form of payment for entry into any extracurricular 11 interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by 12 the organization. 13 3. This section shall not apply to extracurricular 14 interscholastic athletic contests or competitions that take 15 place at schools that are not members of an organization. 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill relates to forms of payment for entry into 20 an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or 21 competition. The bill requires a public school to accept legal 22 tender as a form of payment for entry into any extracurricular 23 interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by 24 an extracurricular interscholastic athletic organization. The 25 bill requires an extracurricular interscholastic athletic 26 organization, as a condition of registration with the 27 department of education, to accept legal tender as a form of 28 payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic 29 athletic contest or competition sponsored by the organization. 30 The bill does not apply to extracurricular interscholastic 31 athletic contests or competitions that take place at schools 32 that are not members of an organization. 33 -1- LSB 5059HV (3) 91 mb/jh 1/ 1