Bill Text: IA HF2467 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the eligibility to participate in varsity interscholastic athletic contests and athletic competitions of pupils who participate in open enrollment due to the death of the pupil's friend or relative.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-12 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 243. [HF2467 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2467-Introduced.html
House
File
2467
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2467
BY
KURTH
,
WILBURN
,
FORBES
,
CROKEN
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
SRINIVAS
,
WILSON
,
LEVIN
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
JACOBY
,
STECKMAN
,
and
GJERDE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
eligibility
to
participate
in
varsity
1
interscholastic
athletic
contests
and
athletic
competitions
2
of
pupils
who
participate
in
open
enrollment
due
to
the
3
death
of
the
pupil’s
friend
or
relative.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
5
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5044YH
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2467
Section
1.
Section
282.18,
subsection
9,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
2
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(12)
If
the
pupil
participates
in
open
3
enrollment
because
the
pupil
is
bereaved
due
to
the
death
of
4
the
pupil’s
friend
or
relative.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
the
eligibility
to
participate
in
9
varsity
interscholastic
athletic
contests
and
athletic
10
competitions
of
pupils
who
participate
in
open
enrollment
due
11
to
the
death
of
the
pupil’s
friend
or
relative.
12
Current
law
prohibits
a
pupil
who
participates
in
open
13
enrollment
for
purposes
of
attending
grades
9
through
12
in
a
14
school
district
other
than
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence
15
from
participating
in
varsity
interscholastic
athletic
contests
16
and
athletic
competitions
during
the
pupil’s
first
90
school
17
days
of
enrollment
in
the
receiving
district.
However,
current
18
law
establishes
several
exceptions
to
this
general
prohibition
19
that
allow
such
a
pupil
to
participate
immediately.
The
bill
20
adds
to
that
list
of
exceptions
circumstances
where
the
pupil
21
participates
in
open
enrollment
because
the
pupil
is
bereaved
22
due
to
the
death
of
the
pupil’s
friend
or
relative.
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