Bill Text: IN HB1139 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Participation in school athletics.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-09 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education [HB1139 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-HB1139-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 20-26-14.
Synopsis: Participation in school athletics. Requires a student who
attends a nonpublic high school that is not a member of an
interscholastic athletic association but who participates in high school
athletics at a public high school that is a member of an athletic
association to: (1) follow applicable code of conduct rules; (2) fulfill
certain academic requirements; (3) undergo annual department of
education approved academic assessments; and (4) comply with any
transfer rules of the association.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
January 6, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
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(b) For a high school student described in subsection (a) to be eligible to participate in high school athletics at a public high school that is located within the legal settlement of the student and is a member of an association, the following conditions must be met:
(1) If the student attends an accredited nonpublic school, the student must:
(A) fulfill the same academic requirements established for students of the public high school by the school corporation
where the student has legal settlement; and
(B) meet all standards and requirements applicable to a
student participating in the interscholastic athletic activity,
including but not limited to tryouts, practice time, codes of
conduct and student discipline, physical exams, proof of
age, permission forms, waivers, required paperwork, fees,
transportation arrangements, and any transfer rules of the
association, but excluding any requirements that the
student be enrolled in or attend the public school.
(2) If the student attends a nonaccredited nonpublic school,
the student must meet the conditions under subdivision (1) or:
(A) must have attended a nonaccredited nonpublic school
for the entire previous three (3) school years;
(B) must:
(i) take a nationally recognized test, as approved by the
department, that assesses basic skills and achievement
for each year of high school and achieve at least the
minimum standard score commensurate with the
student's grade level; and
(ii) provide to the public high school principal written
verification from the nonpublic school that the student is
eligible to participate in the interscholastic athletic
activity based on appropriate grade level achievement,
commensurate with the school grading periods of the
public high school; and
(C) meet all standards and requirements applicable to a
student participating in the interscholastic athletic activity,
including but not limited to tryouts, practice time, codes of
conduct and student discipline, physical exams, proof of
age, permission forms, waivers, required paperwork, fees,
transportation arrangements, and any transfer rules of the
association, but excluding any requirements that the
student be enrolled in or attend the public school.
