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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 182
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
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(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, and other local public16
school system, together with the principals of middle, junior high, and high schools17
in the school system, shall review all cocurricular and extracurricular activities and18
programs, including interscholastic athletics, in such schools and shall determine:19
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E. Notwithstanding any policy, rule, or regulation adopted by the governing21
authority of any public elementary or secondary school to the contrary and effective22
for the 1997-1998 school year and thereafter, no student otherwise eligible to23
participate in an extracurricular activity, including interscholastic athletics, shall24
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be limited in the number of such activities in which the student may participate1
during a school year.2
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Section 2. R.S. 17:176(F), (G), (H), and (I) and 236.3 are hereby repealed.4
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: