EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb1122*
HOUSE BILL 1122
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By: Delegates Ghrist, Anderton, Boteler, Buckel, Chisholm, M. Fisher, Kittleman,
Mangione, McComas, McKay, Morgan, Parrott, Rose, Saab, Thiam, and
Wivell
Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2022
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Public Schools – Home School Students – Extracurricular Activities 2
(Right to Play Act of 2022) 3
FOR the purpose of requiring each public school to allow students in home instruction 4
programs to participate in extracurricular activities sponsored by the school if the 5
student meets certain criteria; and generally relating to allowing students in home 6
instruction programs to participate in extracurricular activities sponsored by public 7
schools. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – Education 10
Section 7–129 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Education 16
7–129. 17
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “EXTRACURRICULAR ACTI VITY” INCLUDES 18
INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHL ETICS, MUSIC, DRAMA PROGRAMS , STUDENT 19
ORGANIZATIONS , AND OTHER PROGRAMS S PONSORED BY A SCHOOL : 20
(1) IN WHICH A STUDENT MA Y PARTICIPATE OUTSID E REGULAR 21
SCHOOL HOURS ; AND 22 2 HOUSE BILL 1122
(2) FOR WHICH A STUDENT D OES NOT EARN ACADEMI C CREDIT. 1
(B) EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL ALLOW A STUDENT WHO IS NOT 2
ENROLLED IN THE SCHO OL TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTI VITY 3
SPONSORED BY THE SCH OOL TO THE SAME EXTE NT THAT A STUDENT WH O IS 4
ENROLLED IN THE SCHO OL MAY PARTICIPATE I N THE EXTRACURRICULA R ACTIVITY 5
IF THE STUDENT WHO I S NOT ENROLLED : 6
(1) PARTICIPATES IN A HOM E INSTRUCTION PROGRA M UNDER 7
WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY SUPERINTE NDENT; 8
(2) IS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ; AND 9
(3) MEETS AND COMPLIES WI TH THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ’S 10
REQUIREMENTS FOR PAR TICIPATING IN THE EX TRACURRICULAR ACTIVI TY. 11
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
1, 2022. 13