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Committee clears bill letting nonpublic elementary and middle school athletes enter county tournaments
Summary
House Bill 25-28 would allow elementary and middle school students enrolled in nonpublic schools to participate in county athletic tournaments if they played at least two public schools during the regular season; the committee reported the bill to the full Senate with recommendation that it pass.
House Bill 25-28, which would permit elementary and middle school students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in county athletic tournaments if they played at least two public schools during the prior regular season, was reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.
Counsel summarized the measure: "This bill provides that elementary and middle school students enrolled in any non public school who have played against at least 2 public schools during the previous regular athletic season is eligible to participate in county athletic tournaments held at the end of the athletic season except for invitational tournaments."
The committee took no amendments and the vice chair moved to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass; the chair declared the motion adopted.
The bill's sponsor was present in the committee room and committee members discussed implementation in brief; no fiscal impacts were raised during the discussion recorded in the hearing.
