Bill Text: NJ A3421 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requires school districts to allow charter school students, county vocational school students, and students receiving equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school to participate in interscholastic sports programs on resident district's sports teams.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-06 - Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Riley) [A3421 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A3421-Amended.html
ASSEMBLY, No. 3421
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED OCTOBER 18, 2012
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman CELESTE M. RILEY
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Assemblyman PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman ERIK PETERSON
District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen DiMaio, O'Scanlon, Assemblywoman McHose and Assemblyman Space
SYNOPSIS
Requires school districts to allow charter school students, county vocational school students, and students receiving equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school to participate in interscholastic sports programs on resident district's sports teams.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As amended by the General Assembly on May 20, 2013.
An Act concerning the participation of certain students in Statewide interscholastic sports programs and supplementing chapter 11 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. 1a.1 A board of education shall permit a student who receives equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school pursuant to N.J.S.18A:38-25 and who meets the eligibility requirements for student athletes established by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to try out for, and participate in, school-sponsored interscholastic athletics in the student's district of residence in accordance with the same criteria established for students enrolled in the district. 1Any controversy concerning a student's compliance with the eligibility requirements for student-athletes established by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association shall be adjudicated by the association in accordance with its constitution and by-laws.1
A student who receives such instruction who wishes to compete on an interscholastic sports team or squad in his resident district shall:
1[a.] (1)1 provide proof that he resides in the district;
1[b.] (2)1 meet the sports participation requirements established by the school district for students enrolled in the district such as physical examinations, insurance, age, academic, and other requirements. The student shall comply with the same standards of behavior, responsibilities, and performance as all other members of the team or squad;
1[c.] and
(3)1 demonstrate to the board of education that he is receiving an academically equivalent education compared to students enrolled in the school district and that he is academically qualified to participate 1[; and
d. demonstrate to the board of education that he did not transfer to an equivalent instructional program elsewhere than at school for athletic advantage]1.
1b.1 A student who withdraws from a public school to receive an equivalent instructional program elsewhere than at school and who is ineligible to participate in interscholastic athletics at the time of withdrawal from the public school due to his failure to meet academic, behavioral, or eligibility standards, shall be ineligible to compete in interscholastic athletic competition 1in accordance with the rules of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association1.
2. 1a.1 A board of education shall permit a student who attends a charter school and who meets the eligibility requirements for student athletes established by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to try out for, and participate in, a school-sponsored interscholastic athletics team or squad in the student's district of residence in accordance with the same criteria established for students enrolled in the district if the charter school does not sponsor an interscholastic sports team or squad in the sport in which the student wishes to participate. 1Any controversy concerning a student's compliance with the eligibility requirements for student-athletes established by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association shall be adjudicated by the association in accordance with its constitution and by-laws.1
A student who attends a charter school who wishes to compete on an interscholastic sports team or squad in his resident district shall:
1[a.] (1)1 provide proof that he resides in the district;
1[b.] and
(2)1 meet the sports participation requirements established by the school district for students enrolled in the district such as physical examinations, insurance, age, academic, and other requirements. A charter school student shall comply with the same standards of behavior, responsibilities, and performance as all other members of the team or squad 1[; and
c. demonstrate to the board of education that he did not transfer to a charter school for athletic advantage]1.
1b.1 A student who withdraws from a school district to enroll in a charter school and who is ineligible to participate in interscholastic athletics at the time of withdrawal from the school district due to his failure to meet academic, behavioral, or eligibility standards, shall be ineligible to compete in interscholastic athletic competition 1in accordance with the rules of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association1.
3. 1a.1 A board of education shall permit a student who attends a county vocational school on a full-time or shared-time basis and who meets the eligibility requirements for student athletes established by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to try out for, and participate in, a school-sponsored interscholastic athletics team or squad in the student's district of residence in accordance with the same criteria established for students enrolled in the district if the county vocational school does not sponsor an interscholastic sports team or squad in the sport in which the student wishes to participate. 1Any controversy concerning a student's compliance with the eligibility requirements for student-athletes established by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association shall be adjudicated by the association in accordance with its constitution and by-laws.1
A student who attends a county vocational school who wishes to compete on an interscholastic sports team or squad in his resident district shall:
1[a.] (1)1 provide proof that he resides in the district;
1[b.] and
(2)1 meet the sports participation requirements established by the school district for students enrolled in the district such as physical examinations, insurance, age, academic, and other requirements. A county vocational school student shall comply with the same standards of behavior, responsibilities, and performance as all other members of the team or squad 1[; and
c. demonstrate to the board of education that he did not transfer to a county vocational school for athletic advantage]1.
1b.1 A student who withdraws from a school district to enroll in a county vocational school and who is ineligible to participate in interscholastic athletics at the time of withdrawal from the school district due to his failure to meet academic, behavioral, or eligibility standards, shall be ineligible to compete in interscholastic athletic competition 1in accordance with the rules of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association1.
4. This act shall take effect immediately.
