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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 507
BY SENATOR MORRELL
STUDENTS. Permits student athletes to participate in certain camps or showcase
opportunities and provides for eligibility of student athletes who transfer from one nonpublic
school to another nonpublic school. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:176(H) and (I), relative to extracurricular interscholastic athletic activities;2
to provide relative to participation by student athletes in certain activities; and to3
provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 17:176(H) and (I) are hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง176. Extracurricular activities; interscholastic athletics; participation; standards;7
prohibitions; filming or videotaping; definitions8
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H. Notwithstanding any policy, guideline, rule, or regulation to the10
contrary adopted by any legal entity that administers or regulates high school11
extracurricular interscholastic athletic programs in this state, no student12
otherwise eligible to participate in an extracurricular interscholastic athletic13
activity shall be prohibited from participating in any camp or any other14
showcase opportunity, provided that such participation complies with15
applicable law, policies, guidelines, rules, and regulations with regard to college16
recruitment.17 SB NO. 507
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I. Notwithstanding Subsection F of this Section or any policy, guideline,1
rule, or regulation to the contrary adopted by any legal entity that administers2
or regulates high school extracurricular interscholastic athletic programs in this3
state, if a student transfers from a nonpublic school to another nonpublic4
school, the student shall be deemed eligible to participate in an extracurricular5
interscholastic athletic program immediately upon transfer, provided that the6
principal of the student's former school does not object in writing to the7
student's participation at the nonpublic school to which the student transferred8
within seven days of the student's transfer.9
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not10
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature11
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If12
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become13
effective on the day following such approval.14
The original instrument was prepared by Sherri H. Breaux. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Jeanne Johnston.
DIGEST
Morrell (SB 507)
Proposed law provides that, notwithstanding any policy, rule, or regulation to the contrary
adopted by any legal entity that administers or regulates high school extracurricular
interscholastic athletic programs in this state, no student otherwise eligible to participate in
an extracurricular interscholastic athletic activity shall be prohibited from participating in
any camp or other showcase opportunity, provided that participation complies with
applicable law, policies, guidelines, rules, and regulations with regard to college recruitment.
Proposed law provides that notwithstanding any provision of present law or any policy,
guideline, rule, or regulation adopted by any legal entity that administers or regulates high
school extracurricular interscholastic athletic programs in this state, a student who transfers
from a nonpublic school to another nonpublic school shall be deemed eligible to participate
in an extracurricular interscholastic athletic program immediately upon transfer, provided
that the principal of the student's former school does not object in writing to the student's
participation at the nonpublic school to which the student transferred within seven days of
the student's transfer.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 17:176(H) and (I)) SB NO. 507
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Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the
original bill
1. Provides for immediate eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics for
a student transferring from one nonpublic school to another nonpublic
school.