The original instrument was prepared by Jerry J. Guillot. The following digest,
which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared by
Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
Claitor (SB 633)
Proposed law provides that no public school or nonpublic school that receives any public funds
may be a member of, or participate in any competition sponsored by, any intrastate
interscholastic extracurricular athletic association or organization that does not provide for third-
party arbitration of eligibility issues.
Proposed law provides specific requirements to be met by the third party arbitration process as
follows:
(1)Process provided by the entity furnishing arbitration shall comply with the spirit of the
rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association.
(2)Arbitrators shall be approved by the American Arbitration Association.
(3)Arbitration shall be implemented only after all internal remedies are exhausted.
(4)Each party shall bear the entire cost of presenting their case.
(5)Except for the presentation of each party's case, the party losing the arbitration shall bear
all additional costs of the arbitration proceeding.
(6)The arbitration decision shall be final and non-appealable.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 17:176(F))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the original bill
1. Deletes provision requiring a school receiving public funds to submit a budget of
revenue and expenses of its interscholastic extracurricular program to the Dept. of
Education annually.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill 1. Clarifies that the provisions apply only to interscholastic athletic associations
operating within the state.
2. Provides specifics relating to the process involved in providing "third party
arbitration."