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ACT No. 60
Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 31
BY REPRESENTATIVES HARDY, TIM BURNS, CARMODY, CARTER, CHANEY,
CONNICK, DOWNS, EDWARDS, ELLINGTON, FOIL, GISCLAIR, HARRISON,
HOFFMANN, KATZ, LANDRY, LIGI, RICHARD, SCHRODER, GARY SMITH,
TEMPLET, TUCKER, AND WILLMOTT
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:176(B) and (C), relative to standards for student participation2
in interscholastic athletics; to establish minimum academic eligibility requirements3
for participation by certain students in interscholastic athletics; to require the State4
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt a policy relative to such5
eligibility requirements; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related6
matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 17:176(B) and (C) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as9
follows: 10
ยง176. Extracurricular activities; interscholastic athletics; participation; standards;11
prohibitions; filming or videotaping; definitions12
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B. The superintendent of each city, and parish, and other local public school14
system shall cause the principals and faculties principal and faculty of each middle,15
junior high, and high school to take all actions necessary or appropriate to upgrade16
the academic standards of student athletes such that each such athlete, to the extent17
possible, accomplishes his maximum potential in academic endeavors while18
participating in interscholastic athletics.19
C. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt a20
policy no later than March 31, 1985 which as at a minimum shall require that the21
1984 Scholastic Rule of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association be adhered22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 31
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to by all high schools under its jurisdiction. The Board is further directed to review1
the policy of the Association on an annual basis and adopt such rules as are2
necessary to insure that these minimum standards are maintained or upgraded. shall3
require that the scholastic rule adopted by the Louisiana High School Athletic4
Association in January of 2010 be adhered to by all high schools under its5
jurisdiction. The association's scholastic regulations, which include a "C" average6
as determined by the local governing authority of the school in which the student is7
enrolled, shall serve as the minimum standard upon which each school builds higher8
academic standards.9
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Section 2. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt a11
policy as required by R.S. 17:176(C) as amended by this Act effective for the 2011-201212
school year and thereafter.13
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not14
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature15
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If16
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become17
effective on the day following such approval.18
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: