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A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 189 .)

A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 189 .)

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
STONE
Last action
2025-03-21
Official status
Withdrawn. H.J. 772 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 189 .)

A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 189 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 189 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-21 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. H.J. 772 .

  2. 2025-01-30 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 189 .

  3. 2025-01-29 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 8. H.J. 142 .

  4. 2025-01-29 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 141 .

  5. 2025-01-22 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  6. 2025-01-21 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2025 3:00PM RM 304.

  7. 2025-01-21 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Stone, Behn and Matson. H.J. 105 .

  8. 2025-01-14 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 38 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 189 .)

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House

File

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

1

BY

STONE

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

eligibility

of

students

enrolled

1

in

nonpublic

schools

to

compete

in

extracurricular

2

interscholastic

athletic

contests

or

competitions

provided

3

by

public

schools,

and

including

effective

date

provisions.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

280.13D

Participation

in

1

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contests

or

competitions

2

provided

by

public

schools.

3

1.

a.

The

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

shall

4

allow

a

student

who

resides

within

the

school

district

and

who

5

is

enrolled

in

a

nonpublic

school

to

participate

immediately

6

in

any

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

7

competition

that

is

provided

by

the

school

district,

but

that

8

is

not

provided

by

the

nonpublic

school,

pursuant

to

the

terms

9

of

an

agreement

between

the

board

of

directors

of

the

school

10

district

and

the

authorities

in

charge

of

the

nonpublic

school

11

that

provides

for

the

eligibility

of

the

student.

12

b.

The

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

shall

allow

a

13

student

who

resides

within

a

contiguous

school

district

and

who

14

is

enrolled

in

a

nonpublic

school

to

participate

immediately

15

in

any

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

16

competition

that

is

provided

by

the

school

district,

but

that

17

is

not

provided

by

the

nonpublic

school

or

the

student’s

school

18

district

of

residence,

pursuant

to

the

terms

of

an

agreement

19

between

the

board

of

directors

of

the

school

district

and

the

20

authorities

in

charge

of

the

nonpublic

school

that

provides

for

21

the

eligibility

of

the

student.

22

c.

If

the

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

has

23

established

a

fee

for

the

cost

of

a

student’s

participation

24

in

an

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

25

competition,

a

student

who

is

enrolled

in

a

nonpublic

school

26

and

is

participating

in

a

contest

or

competition

at

a

public

27

school

pursuant

to

paragraph

“a”

or

“b”

,

or

the

student’s

parent

28

or

guardian,

shall

be

responsible

for

the

payment

of

such

fee.

29

The

amount

of

such

fee

shall

not

exceed

the

amount

of

the

fee

30

the

board

of

directors

of

the

school

district

has

established

31

for

students

who

are

enrolled

in

the

school

district.

32

2.

An

organization,

as

defined

in

section

280.13,

shall

not

33

take

into

account

the

number

of

students

who

participate

in

an

34

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

competition

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provided

by

a

school

district

pursuant

to

this

section

when

1

determining

the

classification

of

a

public

school.

2

3.

A

student

who

participates

in

an

extracurricular

3

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

competition

pursuant

4

to

this

section

shall

be

deemed

to

satisfy

the

residence

5

requirements

for

purposes

of

section

256.46.

6

Sec.

2.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

7

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

8

EXPLANATION

9

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

10

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

11

This

bill

relates

to

the

eligibility

of

students

enrolled

in

12

nonpublic

schools

to

compete

in

extracurricular

interscholastic

13

athletic

contests

or

competitions

provided

by

public

schools.

14

The

bill

requires

school

districts

to

allow

a

student

15

who

resides

within

the

school

district

and

who

is

enrolled

16

in

a

nonpublic

school

to

participate

immediately

in

any

17

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

competition

18

provided

by

the

school

district,

but

that

is

not

provided

by

19

the

nonpublic

school,

pursuant

to

the

terms

of

an

agreement

20

between

the

school

district

and

the

nonpublic

school

that

21

provides

for

the

eligibility

of

the

student.

The

bill

also

22

requires

school

districts

to

allow

a

student

who

resides

within

23

a

contiguous

school

district

and

who

is

enrolled

in

a

nonpublic

24

school

to

participate

immediately

in

any

extracurricular

25

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

competition

provided

by

26

the

school

district,

but

that

is

not

provided

by

the

nonpublic

27

school

or

the

student’s

school

district

of

residence,

pursuant

28

to

the

terms

of

an

agreement

between

the

school

district

and

29

the

nonpublic

school

that

provides

for

the

eligibility

of

the

30

student.

31

The

bill

provides

that,

if

a

school

district

has

32

established

a

fee

for

the

cost

of

a

student’s

participation

33

in

an

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

34

competition,

a

student

enrolled

in

a

nonpublic

school

who

is

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participating

in

the

contest

or

competition

pursuant

to

the

1

bill’s

provisions,

or

the

student’s

parent

or

guardian,

shall

2

be

responsible

for

the

payment

of

such

fee.

School

districts

3

are

prohibited

from

establishing

a

fee

that

exceeds

the

amount

4

of

the

fee

established

for

students

who

are

enrolled

in

the

5

school

district.

6

The

bill

establishes

that

a

student

who

participates

in

an

7

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

competition

8

pursuant

to

these

provisions

shall

be

deemed

to

satisfy

9

the

residence

requirements

of

Code

section

256.46

(rules

10

for

participation

in

extracurricular

activities

by

certain

11

children).

12

The

bill

prohibits

an

organization,

as

defined

in

Code

13

section

280.13

(requirements

for

interscholastic

athletic

14

contests

and

competitions),

from

taking

into

account

the

15

number

of

students

who

participate

in

an

extracurricular

16

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

competition

pursuant

to

17

these

provisions

when

determining

the

classification

of

a

18

public

school.

19

The

bill

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

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