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Bill to require cash option at school athletic gates, remove old IHSA transfer language draws mixed reactions
Summary
Representative Corey Criswell presented House Bill 1064 to require schools to accept cash at athletic event gates and to strike an outdated statutory transfer clause related to interscholastic athletics. The Indiana High School Athletic Association supported a cash-accommodation requirement but described administrative and security reasons some
House Bill 1064, presented March 26 in the Senate Education, Career and Development Committee, would require schools that offer extracurricular athletic events to provide a cash‑payment option at ticket gates and would remove an older statutory provision tied to interscholastic transfer language.
Representative Corey Criswell said the cash‑option provision responds to accessibility concerns: many attendees, including elderly relatives or families without electronic payment methods, rely on cash. Criswell noted a 90% compliance rate among schools based on an IHSA survey and framed the measure as filling a gap for the remaining schools.
Paul Naughty, commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), told the committee the association already requires host schools to accommodate cash buyers at state tournament sites. Naughty explained why some schools and athletic departments prefer not to accept…
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