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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE BILL NO. 182
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
STUDENTS. Provides relative to cocurricular and extracurricular activities, including
interscholastic athletics. (8/1/13)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:176(A)(introductory paragraph) and (E) and to repeal R.S.2
17:176(F), (G), (H), and (I) and 236.3, relative to cocurricular and extracurricular3
activities, including interscholastic athletics; to provide relative to the responsibilities4
of local schools and school systems and the State Board of Elementary and5
Secondary Education with respect to such activities; to provide relative to state and6
local policies, rules, and regulations governing student participation in such7
activities; to repeal statutory provisions declared unconstitutional by the courts; and8
to provide for related matters.9
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:10
Section 1. R.S. 17:176(A)(introductory paragraph) and (E) are hereby amended and11
reenacted to read as follows:12
ยง176. Extracurricular activities; interscholastic athletics; participation; standards;13
prohibitions; filming or videotaping; definitions14
A. During the 1984-1985 school year and at At such other times as he may15
deem appropriate, the superintendent of each city and parish, parish and other local16
public school system, together with the principals of middle, junior high, and high17 SB NO. 182
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schools in the school system, shall review all cocurricular and extracurricular1
activities and programs, including interscholastic athletics, in such schools and2
shall determine:3
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E. Notwithstanding any policy, rule, or regulation adopted by the governing5
authority of any public elementary or secondary school to the contrary and effective6
for the 1997-1998 school year and thereafter, no student otherwise eligible to7
participate in an extracurricular activity, including interscholastic athletics, shall8
be limited in the number of such activities in which the student may participate9
during a school year.10
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Section 2. R.S. 17:176(F), (G), (H), and (I) and 236.3 are hereby repealed.12
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jeanne C. Johnston.
DIGEST
Cortez (SB 182)
Present law (R.S. 17:176(A)) requires each local school superintendent, as he deems
appropriate, to review all cocurricular and extracurricular activities and programs with the
middle, junior high, and high school principals in the school system to see if they are
meeting student needs and are not eroding the academic standards of the schools.
Proposed law retains present law and specifically includes interscholastic athletics in the
review process. Makes technical corrections in present law.
Present law (R.S. 17:176(E)) provides that despite any policy, rule, or regulation by the
governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school to the contrary, no student
otherwise eligible to participate in an extracurricular activity shall be limited in the number
of such activities in which the student may participate during a school year.
Proposed law retains present law and specifies that these provisions also apply to
interscholastic athletics. Makes technical corrections in present law.
Present law (R.S. 17:176(F)) provides that notwithstanding any Louisiana High School
Athletic Association (LHSAA) policy, rule, or regulation to the contrary, no student
otherwise eligible to participate in extracurricular interscholastic activity shall be determined
ineligible to participate during the student's first year of high school because the student
attends a state-approved nonpublic high school located outside of the attendance zone
recognized by LHSAA if:
(1)The high school attended by the student is operated by the same organization or
federation of nonpublic schools that operated the school attended by the student the
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(2)There is no state-approved nonpublic high school available for the student to attend
within the LHSAA recognized zone operated by the same organization or federation
of nonpublic schools.
Proposed law repeals present law as these provisions were declared unconstitutional by the
La. Supreme Court. (Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Inc., vs. State, 2012-CA-
1471 (La. 01/29/13)).
Present law (R.S. 17:176(G)) defines "family", "immediate family", and "extended family",
for the purposes of LHSAA rules.
Proposed law repeals present law as these provisions were declared unconstitutional by the
La. Supreme Court. (Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Inc., vs. State, 2012-CA-
1471 (La. 01/29/13)).
Present law (R.S. 17:176(H)) provides that notwithstanding any LHSAA policy, rule, or
regulation to the contrary, no student otherwise academically eligible to participate in
extracurricular interscholastic activity shall be determined ineligible if the student's transfer
was due to a move necessitated by military orders issued to the student's parent or legal
guardian.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law (R.S. 17:176(I)) provides that notwithstanding any policy, rule, or regulation
adopted by any legal entity that administers or regulates high school extracurricular
interscholastic athletics in the state to the contrary, no student otherwise eligible to
participate in extracurricular interscholastic activity shall be prohibited from participating
in, or training for, any soccer camp or soccer showcase opportunity, provided that such
participation complies with applicable laws, policies, guidelines, rules and regulations with
regard to college recruitment.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law (R.S. 17:236.3) provides that a student in a BESE-approved home study program
is eligible to participate in interscholastic athletic events at a LHSAA member high school
in accordance with the conditions established in present law for such participation.
Proposed law repeals present law as these provisions were declared unconstitutional by the
La. Supreme Court. (Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Inc., vs. State, 2012-CA-
1471 (La. 01/29/13)).
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Amends R.S. 17:176(A)(intro para) and (E); repeals R.S. 17:176(F), (G), (H), and (I) and
236.3)