Bill Text: FL S1134 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-23 - Withdrawn prior to introduction [S1134 Detail]
Download: Florida-2017-S1134-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2017 SB 1134 By Senator Lee 20-00766-17 20171134__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to interscholastic extracurricular 3 activities; amending ss. 1002.33 and 1006.15, F.S.; 4 authorizing a charter school student to participate in 5 interscholastic extracurricular activities at a 6 private school under certain circumstances; providing 7 an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Subsection (11) of section 1002.33, Florida 12 Statutes, is amended to read: 13 1002.33 Charter schools.— 14 (11) PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC EXTRACURRICULAR 15 ACTIVITIES.—A charter school student is eligible to participate 16 in an interscholastic extracurricular activity at the public 17 school to which the student would be otherwise assigned to 18 attend, or may develop an agreement to participate at a private 19 school, pursuant to s. 1006.15(3)(d). 20 Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 21 1006.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 22 1006.15 Student standards for participation in 23 interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student 24 activities; regulation.— 25 (3) 26 (d) An individual charter school student pursuant to s. 27 1002.33 is eligible to participate at the public school to which 28 the student would be assigned according to district school board 29 attendance area policies or which the student could attend, or 30 may develop an agreement to participate at a private school, in 31 any interscholastic extracurricular activity of that school, 32 unless such activity is provided by the student’s charter 33 school, if the following conditions are met: 34 1. The charter school student must meet the requirements of 35 the charter school education program as determined by the 36 charter school governing board. 37 2. During the period of participation at a school, the 38 charter school student must demonstrate educational progress as 39 required in paragraph (b). 40 3. The charter school student must meet the same residency 41 requirements as other students in the school at which he or she 42 participates. 43 4. The charter school student must meet the same standards 44 of acceptance, behavior, and performance that are required of 45 other students in extracurricular activities. 46 5. The charter school student must register with the school 47 his or her intent to participate in interscholastic 48 extracurricular activities as a representative of the school 49 before the beginning date of the season for the activity in 50 which he or she wishes to participate. A charter school student 51 must be able to participate in curricular activities if that is 52 a requirement for an extracurricular activity. 53 6. A student who transfers from a charter school program to 54 a traditional public school before or during the first grading 55 period of the school year is academically eligible to 56 participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during 57 the first grading period if the student has a successful 58 evaluation from the previous school year,pursuant to 59 subparagraph 2. 60 7. Any public school or private school student who has been 61 unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation in 62 interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to 63 participate in such activities as a charter school student until 64 the student has successfully completed one grading period in a 65 charter school pursuant to subparagraph 2. to become eligible to 66 participate as a charter school student. 67 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.