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Committee rejects most postsecondary grievance and enforcement amendments but advances contested athletic eligibility bill
Summary
The Senate committee held a lengthy hearing on House Bill 1041, which addresses athletic eligibility and grievance procedures at postsecondary institutions. Several proposed amendments to expand grievance rights, add civil remedies, or extend K–12 protections to higher education were defeated; the underlying bill passed committee.
The Senate Education, Career and Technical Development Committee heard House Bill 1041 on March 26, which would set procedures related to athletic eligibility and grievances at public and private postsecondary institutions. Committee members debated multiple amendments that would have broadened who may file grievances, added disciplinary options for bad‑faith complaints, and created civil causes of action.
Senator J.D. Ford offered amendments intended to permit student athletes who say they lost an athletic opportunity to file grievances with the institution; he described one…
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