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Board hears legislative update on HB 147 changes for student tickets and scholarships
Summary
A board member summarized House Bill 147 changes headed to the governor, including sports-related provisions, added flexibility for certain scholarships, a prohibition on differential ticket pricing by payment method (processing-fee exception) and a requirement that student tickets be cheaper than adult tickets; effective Oct. 24.
A board member provided a legislative update on House Bill 147, which the member said had been amended before heading to the governor.
The member said the changes include sports-related provisions, added permanent flexibility for students who receive certain scholarships, and a provision prohibiting qualifying schools and athletic conferences from setting different ticket prices based on payment method (the only exception is to pass through an online/credit-card processing fee). The member also said the bill requires student ticket prices to be lower than adult ticket prices for the same event. The presenter gave an effective date of Oct. 24.
The update was presented as information; no board action was taken on the item at the meeting.
