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House passes bill allowing charter and online public school students to join extracurriculars at resident schools
Summary
The House passed first substitute Senate Bill 36 enabling students enrolled in public charter or online schools to participate in extracurricular activities at their resident or traditional public schools when the charter/online school does not offer the activity; vote was 54 yes, 10 no.
Representative Frank, House sponsor of first substitute Senate Bill 36, told the chamber the bill clarifies that students enrolled in public charter or online public schools may participate in extracurricular activities at their schools of residence when their charter or online school does not offer that activity.
Frank said those students are public-school students whose parents pay local taxes, and that the bill requires the students to meet the eligibility standards of the participating teams and to pay associated participation fees. Representative Wiley asked several liability and access questions about use of private charter facilities and whether liability follows the participant; Frank responded that the participating school assumes liability because the student is participating under that school's program and because participation fees and a proportional WPU allocation accompany the student.
After questions and discussion—including a clarification from Representative Holdaway that the bill largely codifies existing Utah High School Activities Association rules—the House voted to pass first substitute Senate Bill 36, 54–10. The bill will be signed by the Speaker and sent to the Senate for the President’s signature.
