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Committee advances bill aimed at preventing nonresident homeschool athletes from claiming Montana state titles
Summary
SB 350, sponsored by Sen. Matt Regier, would change eligibility rules to prevent some nonresident or temporary-resident homeschooled competitors from displacing full-time Montana students in high school athletics; MHSA and parents testified in favor, while senators raised concerns about residency, dual citizenship, and unintended consequences.
Sen. Matt Regier, sponsor of SB 350, said the bill closes an unintended loophole in state law that has allowed nonresident homeschooled athletes to compete in Montana high school athletics. He told the Senate Education Committee the change targets situations in which students temporarily move to Montana for part of a season and then return home — a pattern MHSA said has produced nonresident state champions in wrestling.
Brian Michelotti, executive director of the Montana High School Association (MHSA),…
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