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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 631
BY REPRESENTATIVE LORUSSO
STUDENTS: Provides relative to eligibility of certain students from military families to
participate in interscholastic athletics
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:176(H), relative to extracurricular interscholastic athletic activities; to2
provide for eligibility for participation in extracurricular interscholastic athletic3
activities by certain students whose parents are in the uniformed services; to provide4
conditions; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 17:176(H) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง176. Extracurricular activities; interscholastic athletics; participation; standards;8
prohibitions; filming or videotaping; definitions9
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H. Notwithstanding any policy, rule, or regulation of the Louisiana High11
School Athletic Association to the contrary, no student otherwise eligible to12
participate in an extracurricular interscholastic athletic activity shall be determined13
ineligible for or otherwise prohibited from participating in such activity at his school14
if the student transferred to the school pursuant to a move necessitated by military15
orders issued to the student's parent or legal guardian, provided that all of the16
following apply:17
(1) The parent or legal guardian is a member of the uniformed services as18
defined in R.S. 29:403(13).19 HLS 12RS-188 ORIGINAL
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(2) The student resided with and was supported by the parent or legal1
guardian prior to the receipt of military orders by the parent or legal guardian.2
(3) The military orders constituted a change in duty station such that the3
move was necessary to comply with the orders.4
Section 2. This Act shall be effective for the 2011-2012 school year and thereafter.5
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not6
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature7
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If8
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become9
effective on the day following such approval.10
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Lorusso HB No. 631
Abstract: Provides for eligibility for participation in extracurricular interscholastic athletic
activities by certain students under specified circumstances whose parents are in the
uniformed services.
Proposed law provides that notwithstanding any policy, rule, or regulation of the La. High
School Athletic Association to the contrary, no student otherwise eligible to participate in
an extracurricular interscholastic athletic activity shall be determined ineligible for or
otherwise prohibited from participating in such activity at his school if the student
transferred to the school pursuant to a move necessitated by military orders issued to the
student's parent or legal guardian, if all of the following apply:
(1)The parent or legal guardian is a member of the uniformed services as defined in
present law (R.S. 29:403(13)).
(2)The student resided with and was supported by the parent or legal guardian prior to
receipt of military orders by the parent or legal guardian.
(3)The military orders constituted a change in duty station such that the move was
necessary to comply with the orders.
Provides that proposed law shall be effective for the 2011-2012 school year and thereafter.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 17:176(H))