Bill Text: IA HF2302 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to student athletic activities in public and nonpublic schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-15 - Subcommittee, Hanusa, Lofgren, and Steckman. H.J. 279. [HF2302 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2302-Introduced.html
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BY
BRANDENBURG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
student
athletic
activities
in
public
and
1
nonpublic
schools.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.13D
Out-of-season
student
1
athletics.
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1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
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a.
“In
season”
for
a
particular
interscholastic
athletic
4
activity
means
the
period,
whether
or
not
occurring
during
5
the
school
year,
from
the
official
first
day
of
practice
6
beginning
an
athletic
season
until
the
finals
of
tournament
7
play
concluding
the
athletic
season.
8
b.
“Out-of-season”
for
a
particular
interscholastic
athletic
9
activity
means
the
period,
whether
or
not
occurring
during
the
10
school
year,
which
is
not
in
season.
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c.
“School
coaching
personnel”
means
persons,
whether
12
school
employees
or
volunteers,
who
engage
in
coaching
of
13
interscholastic
athletic
activities
for
school
districts
or
14
nonpublic
schools.
15
d.
“Student
athlete”
means
a
student
who
participates
in
a
16
particular
interscholastic
athletic
activity.
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2.
School
coaching
personnel
shall
be
prohibited
from
18
having
contact
with
a
student
athlete
out
of
season
if
such
19
contact
interferes
with
student
academics
or
with
student
20
participation
in
an
interscholastic
athletic
activity
which
is
21
in
season.
School
coaching
personnel
shall
not
otherwise
be
22
prohibited
from
having
contact
with
a
student
athlete
out
of
23
season.
24
3.
A
student
athlete
shall
not
be
subject
to
any
penalty
25
for
choosing
not
to
participate
in
any
activity
relating
to
26
an
interscholastic
athletic
activity
if
such
activity
occurs
27
out
of
season
for
that
particular
interscholastic
athletic
28
activity.
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EXPLANATION
30
This
bill
prohibits
school
coaching
personnel
from
31
having
contact
with
a
student
athlete
out
of
season
if
such
32
contact
interferes
with
student
academics
or
with
student
33
participation
in
an
interscholastic
athletic
activity
which
is
34
in
season.
The
bill
provides
that
school
coaching
personnel
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shall
not
otherwise
be
prohibited
from
having
contact
with
a
1
student
athlete
out
of
season.
The
bill
also
provides
that
2
a
student
athlete
shall
not
be
subject
to
any
penalty
for
3
choosing
not
to
participate
in
any
activity
relating
to
an
4
interscholastic
athletic
activity
which
occurs
out
of
season
5
for
that
interscholastic
athletic
activity.
The
bill
includes
6
definitions
for
“in
season”,
“out
of
season”,
“school
coaching
7
personnel”,
and
“student
athlete”.
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