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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to extracurricular activities; 2
amending s. 1001.43, F.S.; authorizing district school 3
boards to adopt policies for the use of certain funds 4
to provide funding to specified persons relating to 5
extracurricular activities; prohibiting such funds 6
from being used as severance pay or compensation; 7
amending s. 1006.15, F.S.; providing and revising 8
definitions; revising eligibility requirements for a 9
student to participate in an interscholastic or 10
intrascholastic extracurricular activity; providing 11
construction; deleting obsolete provisions; requiring 12
governing organizations to adopt, maintain, and 13
enforce specified manuals or handbooks; requiring that 14
insurance provided by district school boards for 15
participants in extracurricular activities cover any 16
eligible student; deleting requirements for the 17
Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) to 18
facilitate a program for private school students to 19
participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic 20
sport; requiring the athletic director or other 21
appropriate administrator to maintain records for all 22
eligible students participating in interscholastic or 23
intrascholastic extracurricular activities at a member 24
school; revising requirements for a student to apply 25
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to participate in an interscholastic or 26
intrascholastic extracurricular activity at certain 27
schools; authorizing a public school to assess an 28
activity fee for certain students; providing a 29
limitation on such fee; requiring such fee to be 30
annually approved by a district school board or 31
charter school governing board, as appropriate; 32
requiring each school to annually publish a complete 33
list of such fees on its website; requiring parents to 34
provide transportation to and from the school for 35
their students; providing indemnity for a school and 36
district school board under specified circumstances; 37
prohibiting a student from participating in 38
interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular 39
activities at two different schools within the same 40
school year unless the student meets specified 41
criteria; requiring the governing organization to 42
provide a certain determination of eligibility within 43
a specified timeframe; requiring the governing 44
organization to adopt specified bylaws; authorizing 45
the governing organization to adopt additional bylaws; 46
deleting provisions providing requirements for certain 47
student transfers; amending s. 1002.31, F.S.; deleting 48
obsolete language; conforming provisions to changes 49
made by the act; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; conforming 50
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a cross-reference and provisions to changes made by 51
the act; amending s. 1006.195, F.S.; conforming cross-52
references; amending s. 1006.20, F.S.; requiring the 53
FHSAA to adopt, maintain, and enforce specified 54
manuals or handbooks; requiring the FHSAA to ensure 55
that athletes may request certain exemptions or 56
accommodations; requiring the FHSAA to provide 57
accommodations under certain circumstances; 58
authorizing a student who is denied certain 59
eligibility to appeal a decision made by the governing 60
organization; requiring the governing organization to 61
adopt bylaws to establish a timeline for an appeals 62
process; providing a limitation on such timelines; 63
authorizing the executive director of the FHSAA to 64
rule on specified appeals; amending s. 1012.01, F.S.; 65
including extracurricular athletic administrators in 66
the broad classification of K-12 administrative 67
personnel; authorizing district school superintendents 68
to negotiate specified compensation; providing 69
requirements for such compensation; providing an 70
effective date. 71
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 73
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Section 1. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (2) of 75
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section 1001.43, Florida Statutes, to read: 76
1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school 77
board.—The district school board may exercise the following 78
supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or 79
State Board of Education rule. 80
(2) FISCAL MANAGEMENT.—The district school board may adopt 81
policies providing for fiscal management of the school district 82
with respect to school purchasing, facilities, nonstate revenue 83
sources, budgeting, fundraising, and other activities relating 84
to the fiscal management of district resources, including, but 85
not limited to, the policies governing: 86
(i) Use of voluntary donations and revenues generated by 87
authorized booster clubs or associations to provide funds to 88
athletic coaches, activity directors, or activity sponsors of an 89
extracurricular activity supported by the booster club or 90
association. Any policy authorizing payment by booster clubs or 91
associations may not control the provision of funds except that 92
such funds may not be used for severance pay or for compensation 93
as defined in s. 1012.22 and must comply with all applicable 94
laws. 95
Section 2. Section 1006.15, Florida Statutes, is amended 96
to read: 97
1006.15 Student standards for participation in 98
interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student 99
activities; regulation.— 100
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(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Craig 101
Dickinson Act." 102
(2) DETERMINATION.—Interscholastic extracurricular student 103
activities are an important complement to the academic 104
curriculum. Participation in a comprehensive extracurricular and 105
academic program contributes to student development of the 106
social and intellectual skills necessary to become a well-107
rounded adult. As used in this section, the term 108
"extracurricular" means any school-authorized or education-109
related activity occurring during or outside the regular 110
instructional school day. In the determination of whether a 111
school offers an activity or a sport, the activity or sport must 112
meet the designation requirements of s. 1006.205(3)(a). 113
(3)(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section and s. 114
1006.20, the term: 115
(a) "Eligible student" means a home education student, 116
charter school student, private school student, Florida Virtual 117
School student, alternative school student, or traditional 118
public school student who wishes to participate in an 119
interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity. 120
(b) "Eligible to participate": 121
1. Includes, but is not limited to, a student 122
participating in any of the following: 123
a. Tryouts., 124
b. Off-season conditioning., 125
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c. Summer workouts., 126
d. Preseason conditioning., 127
e. In-season practice., 128
f. or Contests. 129
2. The term Does not mean that a student must be placed on 130
any specific team for interscholastic or intrascholastic 131
extracurricular activities. 132
(c) "Extracurricular" means any school-authorized or 133
education-related activity occurring during or outside the 134
regular instructional school day. 135
(d) "Governing organization" means any organization that 136
governs the interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular 137
activity of a school, including, but not limited to, the Florida 138
High School Athletic Association. 139
(4) ELIGIBILITY.— 140
(a) To be eligible to participate in interscholastic 141
extracurricular student activities, a student must: 142
1. Maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 143
scale, or its equivalent, in the previous semester or a 144
cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale, 145
or its equivalent, in the courses required by s. 1002.3105(5) or 146
s. 1003.4282. 147
2. Execute and fulfill the requirements of an academic 148
performance contract between the student, the district school 149
board, the appropriate governing association, and the student's 150
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parents, if the student's cumulative grade point average falls 151
below 2.0, or its equivalent, on a 4.0 scale in the courses 152
required by s. 1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282. At a minimum, the 153
contract must require that the student attend summer school, or 154
its graded equivalent, between grades 9 and 10 or grades 10 and 155
11, as necessary. 156
3. Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above 157
on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, in the courses required by s. 158
1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282 during his or her junior or senior 159
year. 160
4. Maintain satisfactory conduct, including adherence to 161
appropriate dress and other codes of student conduct policies 162
described in s. 1006.07(2). If a student is convicted of, or is 163
found to have committed, a felony or a delinquent act that would 164
have been a felony if committed by an adult, regardless of 165
whether adjudication is withheld, the student's participation in 166
interscholastic extracurricular activities is contingent upon 167
established and published district school board policy. 168
(b) Any student who is exempt from attending a full school 169
day based on rules adopted by the district school board for 170
double session schools or programs, experimental schools, or 171
schools operating under emergency conditions must maintain the 172
grade point average required by this section and pass each class 173
for which he or she is enrolled. 174
(c) A home education student must meet the requirements of 175
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the home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41. 176
1. During the period of participation at a school, the 177
home education student must demonstrate educational progress as 178
required in paragraph (b) in all subjects taken in the home 179
education program by a method of evaluation agreed upon by the 180
parent and the school principal, which evaluation may include 181
review of the student's work by a certified teacher chosen by 182
the parent; grades earned through correspondence; grades earned 183
in courses taken at a Florida College System institution, state 184
university, or district career center; standardized test scores 185
above the 35th percentile; or any other method designated in s. 186
1002.41. 187
2. The home education student must meet the same standards 188
of acceptance, behavior, and performance as required of other 189
students in extracurricular activities. 190
3. A student who transfers from a home education program 191
to a public school before or during the first grading period of 192
the school year is academically eligible to participate in 193
interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first 194
grading period, provided the student has a successful evaluation 195
from the previous school year pursuant to subparagraph 1. 196
(d)(c)1. A An individual home education student is 197
eligible to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic 198
extracurricular activity at the school in which he or she is 199
enrolled. 200
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(e) An eligible student may participate in an 201
interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity at a 202
school other than the school in which the student is enrolled 203
if: 204
1. The school in which the student is enrolled does not 205
offer the same interscholastic or intrascholastic 206
extracurricular activity or the student is in a home education 207
program; and 208
2. The school at which the student will participate in the 209
interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity is 210
located in the school district in which the student resides. 211
(f) If no public or charter schools in the district in 212
which the student resides offer the interscholastic or 213
intrascholastic extracurricular activity, and an agreement 214
cannot be reached with a private school in the district in which 215
the student resides, the student may participate at a public, 216
charter, or private school that is appropriate for the student's 217
grade level located outside of his or her school district. The 218
school at which the student participates pursuant to this 219
paragraph must be in a school district adjacent to the school 220
district in which the student resides. 221
(g) If a student has exhausted all options outlined above 222
for participation in an interscholastic or intrascholastic 223
extracurricular activity, the student may petition the executive 224
director of the applicable governing organization to explore 225
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options for participation at a school not otherwise authorized 226
by this section. 227
(h) For purposes of this subsection, any participation by 228
an eligible student at a private school other than the school in 229
which the student is enrolled must be pursuant to an agreement 230
between the private school and the student. at the public school 231
to which the student would be assigned according to district 232
school board attendance area policies or which the student could 233
choose to attend pursuant to s. 1002.31, or may develop an 234
agreement to participate at a private school, in the 235
interscholastic extracurricular activities of that school, 236
provided the following conditions are met: 237
a. The home education student must meet the requirements 238
of the home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41. 239
b. During the period of participation at a school, the 240
home education student must demonstrate educational progress as 241
required in paragraph (b) in all subjects taken in the home 242
education program by a method of evaluation agreed upon by the 243
parent and the school principal which may include: review of the 244
student's work by a certified teacher chosen by the parent; 245
grades earned through correspondence; grades earned in courses 246
taken at a Florida College System institution, university, or 247
trade school; standardized test scores above the 35th 248
percentile; or any other method designated in s. 1002.41. 249
c. The home education student must meet the same residency 250
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requirements as other students in the school at which he or she 251
participates. 252
d. The home education student must meet the same standards 253
of acceptance, behavior, and performance as required of other 254
students in extracurricular activities. 255
e. The student must register with the school his or her 256
intent to participate in interscholastic extracurricular 257
activities as a representative of the school before 258
participation. A home education student must be able to 259
participate in curricular activities if that is a requirement 260
for an extracurricular activity. 261
f. A student who transfers from a home education program 262
to a public school before or during the first grading period of 263
the school year is academically eligible to participate in 264
interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first 265
grading period provided the student has a successful evaluation 266
from the previous school year, pursuant to sub-subparagraph b. 267
g. Any public school or private school student who has 268
been unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation 269
in interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to 270
participate in such activities as a home education student until 271
the student has successfully completed one grading period in 272
home education pursuant to sub-subparagraph b. to become 273
eligible to participate as a home education student. 274
2. An individual home education student is eligible to 275
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participate on an interscholastic athletic team at any public 276
school in the school district in which the student resides, 277
provided the student meets the conditions specified in sub-278
subparagraphs 1.a.-g. 279
(d) An individual charter school student pursuant to s. 280
1002.33 is eligible to participate at the public school to which 281
the student would be assigned according to district school board 282
attendance area policies or which the student could attend, or 283
may develop an agreement to participate at a private school, in 284
any interscholastic extracurricular activity of that school, 285
unless such activity is provided by the student's charter 286
school, if the following conditions are met: 287
1. The charter school student must meet the requirements 288
of the charter school education program as determined by the 289
charter school governing board. 290
2. During the period of participation at a school, the 291
charter school student must demonstrate educational progress as 292
required in paragraph (b). 293
3. The charter school student must meet the same residency 294
requirements as other students in the school at which he or she 295
participates. 296
4. The charter school student must meet the same standards 297
of acceptance, behavior, and performance that are required of 298
other students in extracurricular activities. 299
5. The charter school student must register with the 300
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school his or her intent to participate in interscholastic 301
extracurricular activities as a representative of the school 302
before participation. A charter school student must be able to 303
participate in curricular activities if that is a requirement 304
for an extracurricular activity. 305
6. A student who transfers from a charter school program 306
to a traditional public school before or during the first 307
grading period of the school year is academically eligible to 308
participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during 309
the first grading period if the student has a successful 310
evaluation from the previous school year pursuant to 311
subparagraph 2. 312
7. Any public school or private school student who has 313
been unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation 314
in interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to 315
participate in such activities as a charter school student until 316
the student has successfully completed one grading period in a 317
charter school pursuant to subparagraph 2. to become eligible to 318
participate as a charter school student. 319
(e) A student of the Florida Virtual School full-time 320
program may participate in any interscholastic extracurricular 321
activity at the public school to which the student would be 322
assigned according to district school board attendance area 323
policies or which the student could choose to attend pursuant to 324
s. 1002.31, or may develop an agreement to participate at a 325
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private school, if the student: 326
1. During the period of participation in the 327
interscholastic extracurricular activity, meets the requirements 328
in paragraph (a). 329
2. Meets any additional requirements as determined by the 330
board of trustees of the Florida Virtual School. 331
3. Meets the same residency requirements as other students 332
in the school at which he or she participates. 333
4. Meets the same standards of acceptance, behavior, and 334
performance that are required of other students in 335
extracurricular activities. 336
5. Registers his or her intent to participate in 337
interscholastic extracurricular activities with the school 338
before participation. A Florida Virtual school student must be 339
able to participate in curricular activities if that is a 340
requirement for an extracurricular activity. 341
(f) A student who transfers from the Florida Virtual 342
School full-time program to a traditional public school before 343
or during the first grading period of the school year is 344
academically eligible to participate in interscholastic 345
extracurricular activities during the first grading period if 346
the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school 347
year pursuant to paragraph (a). 348
(g) A public school or private school student who has been 349
unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation in 350
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interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to 351
participate in such activities as a Florida Virtual School 352
student until the student successfully completes one grading 353
period in the Florida Virtual School pursuant to paragraph (a). 354
(h) A student in a full-time virtual instruction program 355
under s. 1002.45, including the full-time Florida Virtual School 356
program, a full-time school district virtual instruction 357
program, or a full-time virtual charter school, is eligible to 358
participate on an interscholastic athletic team at any public 359
school in the school district in which the student resides, or 360
may develop an agreement to participate at a private school, 361
provided the student: 362
1. During the period of participation in the 363
interscholastic extracurricular activity, meets the requirements 364
in paragraph (a); 365
2. Meets any additional requirements as determined by the 366
board of trustees of the Florida Virtual School, the district 367
school board, or the governing board of the virtual charter 368
school, as applicable; 369
3. Meets the same residency requirements as other students 370
in the school at which he or she participates; 371
4. Meets the same standards of athletic team acceptance, 372
behavior, and performance which are required of other students 373
in extracurricular activities; and 374
5. Registers his or her intent to participate in 375
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interscholastic extracurricular activities with the school 376
before participation. 377
(i) An individual traditional public school student who is 378
otherwise eligible to participate in interscholastic 379
extracurricular activities may either participate in any such 380
activity at any public school in the school district in which 381
the student resides or develop an agreement to participate in 382
such activity at a private school, unless the activity is 383
provided by the student's traditional public school. Such 384
student must: 385
1. Meet the same standards of acceptance, behavior, and 386
performance that are required of other students in 387
extracurricular activities at the school at which the student 388
wishes to participate. 389
2. Before participation, register with the school his or 390
her intent to participate in interscholastic extracurricular 391
activities as a representative of the school. The student must 392
be able to participate in curricular activities if that is a 393
requirement for an extracurricular activity. 394
(j)1. A school district or charter school may not delay 395
eligibility or otherwise prevent a student participating in 396
controlled open enrollment, or a choice program, from being 397
immediately eligible to participate in interscholastic and 398
intrascholastic extracurricular activities. 399
2. A student may not participate in a sport if the student 400
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participated in that same sport at another school during that 401
school year, unless the student meets one of the following 402
criteria: 403
a. Dependent children of active duty military personnel 404
whose move resulted from military orders. 405
b. Children who have been relocated due to a foster care 406
placement in a different school zone. 407
c. Children who move due to a court-ordered change in 408
custody due to separation or divorce, or the serious illness or 409
death of a custodial parent. 410
d. Authorized for good cause in district or charter school 411
policy. 412
(5)(4) BEGINNING APPLICABILITY.—The student standards for 413
participation in interscholastic extracurricular activities must 414
be applied beginning with the student's first semester of the 415
9th grade. Each student must meet such other requirements for 416
participation as may be established by the district school 417
board; however, a district school board may not establish 418
requirements for participation in interscholastic 419
extracurricular activities which make participation in such 420
activities less accessible to home education students than to 421
other students. Except as set forth in paragraph (3)(c), 422
evaluation processes or requirements that are placed on home 423
education student participants may not go beyond those that 424
apply under s. 1002.41 to home education students generally. 425
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(6)(5) GOVERNING ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBILITIES.—All 426
governing organizations Any organization or entity that 427
regulates or governs interscholastic extracurricular activities 428
of public schools: 429
(a) Shall permit home education associations to join as 430
member schools. 431
(b) May Shall not discriminate against any eligible 432
student based on an educational choice of public, private, or 433
home education. 434
(c) Must adopt, maintain, and enforce sport-specific 435
manuals or handbooks that govern interscholastic competition, 436
which must comply with the requirements of s. 1006.20(2)(o). 437
(7)(6) PROHIBITED MEMBERSHIPS.—Public schools are 438
prohibited from membership in any governing organization that or 439
entity which regulates or governs interscholastic 440
extracurricular activities and discriminates against eligible 441
students in public, private, or home education. 442
(8)(7) INSURANCE.—Any insurance provided by district 443
school boards for participants in extracurricular activities 444
must shall cover any eligible the participating home education 445
student. If there is an additional premium for such coverage, 446
the participating home education student shall pay the premium. 447
(8)(a) The Florida High School Athletic Association 448
(FHSAA) shall, in cooperation with each district school board 449
and its member private schools, facilitate a program in which a 450
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middle school or high school student who attends a private 451
school is eligible to participate in an interscholastic or 452
intrascholastic sport at a member public high school, a member 453
public middle school, a member 6-12 public school, or a member 454
private school, as appropriate for the private school student's 455
grade level, if: 456
1. The private school in which the student is enrolled is 457
not a member of the FHSAA or the private school in which the 458
student is enrolled is a member of the FHSAA and does not offer 459
the sport in which the student wishes to participate. 460
2. The private school student meets the guidelines for the 461
conduct of the program established by the FHSAA's board of 462
directors and the district school board or member private 463
school. At a minimum, such guidelines must provide a deadline 464
for each sport by which the private school student's parents 465
must register with the member school in writing their intent for 466
their child to participate at that school in the sport. 467
(b) The parents of a private school student participating 468
in a member school sport under this subsection are responsible 469
for transporting their child to and from the member school at 470
which the student participates. The private school the student 471
attends, the member school at which the student participates in 472
a sport, the district school board, and the FHSAA are exempt 473
from civil liability arising from any injury that occurs to the 474
student during such transportation. 475
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(c) For each academic year, a private school student may 476
only participate at the member school in which the student is 477
first registered under subparagraph (a)2. or makes himself or 478
herself a candidate for an athletic team by engaging in a 479
practice. 480
(9) SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES.— 481
(a)(d) The athletic director or other appropriate 482
administrator of each participating FHSAA member school shall 483
maintain the student records necessary for eligibility, 484
compliance, and participation for all eligible students 485
participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic 486
extracurricular activities at the school in the program. 487
(b)(e) Any private school that has a student who is 488
seeking wishes to participate in interscholastic or 489
intrascholastic extracurricular activities at another school 490
this program must make all student records related to that 491
student, including, but not limited to, academic, financial, 492
disciplinary, and attendance records, available upon request of 493
the governing organization FHSAA. 494
(c)1. Each public school may assess an activity fee to an 495
enrolled student. Each public school may asses an activity fee 496
to a student who is not enrolled but is eligible to participate 497
pursuant to this section, provided that such fee does not exceed 498
the greater of the following: 499
a. The fee students enrolled at the school pay to 500
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participate in the activity; or 501
b. A reasonable fee based on the costs to the school, not 502
to exceed $400 per activity. 503
2. Annually by July 1, activity fees developed pursuant to 504
sub-subparagraph 1.b. must be approved by the district school 505
board or charter school governing board, as appropriate, after 506
being voted on as an action item. Each public school must 507
publish a complete list of fees developed under this paragraph, 508
by activity, on its website before the beginning of each school 509
year. 510
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a home education 511
student, pursuant to s. 1002.41, or a public school student 512
participating at a public school at which he or she is not 513
enrolled may only be assessed the fee paid by students enrolled 514
at the school to participate in the activity. 515
(e) The parents of the student participating in the 516
interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity must 517
provide for the transportation of the student to and from the 518
school at which the student participates. The school in which 519
the student is enrolled, the school at which the student 520
participates in the extracurricular activity, and the district 521
school board are exempt from civil liability arising from any 522
injury that occurs to the student during such transportation. 523
(10) STUDENT TRANSFERS.— 524
(a) A student may not participate in sports at two 525
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different schools during the same school year, unless the 526
student: 527
1. Is a dependent child of active duty military personnel 528
whose move resulted from military orders; 529
2. Has been relocated due to a foster care placement in a 530
different school zone; 531
3. Has moved due to a court-ordered change in custody due 532
to separation or divorce, or the serious illness or death of a 533
custodial parent; or 534
4. Has been granted approval by the applicable governing 535
organization's executive director. 536
(b) The governing organization must provide a 537
determination of eligibility to the requesting student within 14 538
days after such a request is made. 539
(c) The governing organization shall adopt bylaws 540
establishing criteria for determining eligibility of students 541
pursuant to this section and an appeals procedure equivalent to 542
the appeals procedure set forth in s. 1006.20(7). 543
(11) APPLICABILITY.—Any organization that conducts a 544
school-related or school support-related function or activity is 545
subject to the requirements of this section. 546
(12) BYLAWS.—The governing organization may adopt 547
additional bylaws to implement this section. 548
(f) A student must apply to participate in this program 549
through the FHSAA program application process. 550
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(9)(a) A student who transfers to a school during the 551
school year may seek to immediately join an existing team if the 552
roster for the specific interscholastic or intrascholastic 553
extracurricular activity has not reached the activity's 554
identified maximum size and if the coach for the activity 555
determines that the student has the requisite skill and ability 556
to participate. The FHSAA and school district or charter school 557
may not declare such a student ineligible because the student 558
did not have the opportunity to comply with qualifying 559
requirements. 560
(b) A student may not participate in a sport if the 561
student participated in that same sport at another school during 562
that school year, unless the student meets one of the following 563
criteria: 564
1. Dependent children of active duty military personnel 565
whose move resulted from military orders. 566
2. Children who have been relocated due to a foster care 567
placement in a different school zone. 568
3. Children who move due to a court-ordered change in 569
custody due to separation or divorce, or the serious illness or 570
death of a custodial parent. 571
4. Authorized for good cause in district or charter school 572
policy. 573
(10) A student who participates in an interscholastic or 574
intrascholastic activity at a public school and who transfers 575
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from that school during the school year must be allowed to 576
continue to participate in the activity at that school for the 577
remainder of the school year if: 578
(a) During the period of participation in the activity, 579
the student continues to meet the requirements specified in 580
paragraph (3)(a). 581
(b) The student continues to meet the same standards of 582
acceptance, behavior, and performance which are required of 583
other students participating in the activity, except for 584
enrollment requirements at the school at which the student 585
participates. 586
(c) The parents of the student participating in the 587
activity provide for the transportation of the student to and 588
from the school at which the student participates. The school 589
the student attends, the school at which the student 590
participates in the activity, and the district school board are 591
exempt from civil liability arising from any injury that occurs 592
to the student during such transportation. 593
Section 3. Subsection (6) of section 1002.31, Florida 594
Statutes, is amended to read: 595
1002.31 Controlled open enrollment; public school parental 596
choice.— 597
(6)(a) A school district or charter school may not delay 598
eligibility or otherwise prevent a student participating in 599
controlled open enrollment or a choice program from being 600
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immediately eligible to participate in interscholastic and 601
intrascholastic extracurricular activities, except as provided 602
under s. 1006.15. 603
(b) A student may not participate in a sport if the 604
student participated in that same sport at another school during 605
that school year, unless the student meets one of the following 606
criteria: 607
1. Dependent children of active duty military personnel 608
whose move resulted from military orders. 609
2. Children who have been relocated due to a foster care 610
placement in a different school zone. 611
3. Children who move due to a court-ordered change in 612
custody due to separation or divorce, or the serious illness or 613
death of a custodial parent. 614
4. Authorized for good cause in district or charter school 615
policy. 616
Section 4. Subsection (11) of section 1002.33, Florida 617
Statutes, is amended to read: 618
1002.33 Charter schools.— 619
(11) PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC EXTRACURRICULAR 620
ACTIVITIES.—A charter school student is eligible to participate 621
in an interscholastic extracurricular activity at the public 622
school to which the student would be otherwise assigned to 623
attend, or may develop an agreement to participate at a private 624
school, pursuant to s. 1006.15 s. 1006.15(3)(d). 625
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Section 5. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of 626
section 1006.195, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 627
1006.195 District school board, charter school authority 628
and responsibility to establish student eligibility regarding 629
participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic 630
extracurricular activities.—Notwithstanding any provision to the 631
contrary in ss. 1006.15, 1006.18, and 1006.20, regarding student 632
eligibility to participate in interscholastic and 633
intrascholastic extracurricular activities: 634
(1)(a) A district school board shall must establish, 635
through its code of student conduct, student eligibility 636
standards and related student disciplinary actions regarding 637
student participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic 638
extracurricular activities. The code of student conduct must 639
provide that: 640
1. A student not currently suspended from interscholastic 641
or intrascholastic extracurricular activities, or suspended or 642
expelled from school, pursuant to a district school board's 643
suspension or expulsion powers provided in law, including ss. 644
1006.07, 1006.08, and 1006.09, is eligible to participate in 645
interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular activities. 646
2. A student may not participate in a sport if the student 647
participated in that same sport at another school during that 648
school year, unless the student meets the criteria in s. 649
1006.15(10)(a) s. 1006.15(3)(j). 650
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3. A student's eligibility to participate in any 651
interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity may 652
not be affected by any alleged recruiting violation until final 653
disposition of the allegation pursuant to s. 1006.20(2)(b). 654
(b) Students who participate in interscholastic and 655
intrascholastic extracurricular activities for, but are not 656
enrolled in, a public school pursuant to s. 1006.15(4) s. 657
1006.15(3)(c)-(e) and (8), are subject to the district school 658
board's code of student conduct for the limited purpose of 659
establishing and maintaining the student's eligibility to 660
participate at the school. 661
Section 6. Paragraph (e) of subsection (7) of section 662
1006.20, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (o) is 663
added to subsection (2) of that section, to read: 664
1006.20 Athletics in public K-12 schools.— 665
(2) ADOPTION OF BYLAWS, POLICIES, OR GUIDELINES.— 666
(o) The FHSAA shall adopt, maintain, and enforce sport-667
specific manuals or handbooks that govern interscholastic 668
competition. The manuals or handbooks may include, but are not 669
limited to, timing, scoring, equipment, officiating, and athlete 670
safety. The FHSAA must ensure that athletes may request 671
exemptions or accommodations from real-time scoring requirements 672
not later than 72 hours before a sanctioned event. If a request 673
is made within the prescribed time, the FHSAA must provide 674
access to accommodations for such participants. 675
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(7) APPEALS.— 676
(e) A student athlete or member school that receives an 677
unfavorable ruling from a committee on appeals or the executive 678
director shall be entitled to appeal that decision to the board 679
of directors at its next regularly scheduled meeting or called 680
meeting. The FHSAA's bylaws must establish a timeline for 681
appeals relating to eligibility which may not exceed 20 days 682
after the date of receipt of the appeal. The board of directors 683
shall have the authority to uphold, reverse, or amend the 684
decision of the committee on appeals or the executive director. 685
In all such cases, the decision of the board of directors shall 686
be final. 687
Section 7. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (3) of 688
section 1012.01, Florida Statutes, to read: 689
1012.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the 690
following terms have the following meanings: 691
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.—"Administrative personnel" 692
includes K-12 personnel who perform management activities such 693
as developing broad policies for the school district and 694
executing those policies through the direction of personnel at 695
all levels within the district. Administrative personnel are 696
generally high-level, responsible personnel who have been 697
assigned the responsibilities of systemwide or schoolwide 698
functions, such as district school superintendents, assistant 699
superintendents, deputy superintendents, school principals, 700
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assistant principals, career center directors, and others who 701
perform management activities. Broad classifications of K-12 702
administrative personnel are as follows: 703
(d) Extracurricular activities administrator.—Included in 704
this classification is any athletic director or coach or any 705
activity director or sponsor specified by the district school 706
superintendent at the request of the individual. The district 707
school superintendent may negotiate individual compensation in 708
excess of compensation otherwise awardable pursuant to s. 709
1012.22. Such compensation may not exceed the compensation of 710
the highest paid administrator in the district. 711
Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 712