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*sb0987*
SENATE BILL 987
F1 2lr3281
CF HB 1122
By: Senator Hershey
Introduced and read first time: February 19, 2022
Assigned to: Rules
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) FOR WHICH A STUDENT D OES NOT EARN ACADEMI C CREDIT. 23 2 SENATE BILL 987
(B) EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL SH ALL ALLOW A STUDENT WHO IS NOT 1
ENROLLED IN THE SCHO OL TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EXTRACURRICULAR A CTIVITY 2
SPONSORED BY THE SCH OOL TO THE SAME EXTE NT THAT A STUDENT WH O IS 3
ENROLLED IN THE SCHO OL MAY PARTICIPATE I N THE EXTRACURRI CULAR ACTIVITY 4
IF THE STUDENT WHO I S NOT ENROLLED : 5
(1) PARTICIPATES IN A HOM E INSTRUCTION PROGRA M UNDER 6
WRITTEN AGREEMENT WI TH THE COUNTY SUPERI NTENDENT; 7
(2) IS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ; AND 8
(3) MEETS AND COMPLIES WI TH THE PUBLIC SCHO OL’S 9
REQUIREMENTS FOR PAR TICIPATING IN THE EX TRACURRICULAR ACTIVI TY. 10
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 11
1, 2022. 12