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Maryland House Bill HB971

Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 219
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4-Chapter 219
5-(House Bill 971)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *hb0971*
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9-Public Schools Washington County – Interscholastic Athletics – Student
10-Eligibility Waiver and School Classification
10+HOUSE BILL 971
11+F1 4lr3153
12+ CF SB 851
13+By: Delegates Grossman and Wims
14+Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
15+Assigned to: Ways and Means
16+Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17+House action: Adopted
18+Read second time: March 8, 2024
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12-FOR the purpose of authorizing a county board of education the Washington County Board
13-of Education to waive a certain eligibility requirement for participation in
14-interscholastic athletics at a certain Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic
15-Association member school for students who attend certain public high schools;
16-requiring a county superintendent of schools the Washington County
17-Superintendent of Schools to report to the Maryland Public Secondary Schools
18-Athletic Association the school enrollment of certain schools in a certain manner;
19-and generally relating to interscholastic athletics at public schools in Washington
20-County.
20+CHAPTER ______
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22-BY adding to
23- Article – Education
24-Section 7–135 4–142
25- Annotated Code of Maryland
26- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
22+AN ACT concerning 1
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28- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
29-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
24+Public Schools Washington County – Interscholastic Athletics – Student 2
25+Eligibility Waiver and School Classification 3
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31-Article – Education
27+FOR the purpose of authorizing a county board of education the Washington County Board 4
28+of Education to waive a certain eligibility requirement for participation in 5
29+interscholastic athletics at a certain Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic 6
30+Association member school for students who attend certain public high schools; 7
31+requiring a county superintendent of schools the Washington County 8
32+Superintendent of Schools to report to the Maryland Public Secondary Schools 9
33+Athletic Association the school enrollment of certain schools in a certain manner; 10
34+and generally relating to interscholastic athletics at public schools in Washington 11
35+County. 12
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33-7–135. 4–142.
37+BY adding to 13
38+ Article – Education 14
39+Section 7–135 4–142 15
40+ Annotated Code of Maryland 16
41+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 17
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35- (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
36-INDICATED.
43+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
44+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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38- (2) “MEMBER SCHOOL ” MEANS A PUBLIC SCHOO L THAT IS A MEMBER
39-OF THE MARYLAND PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
46+Article – Education 20
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41- (3) “ZONED HIGH SCHOOL ” MEANS THE PUBLIC HIG H SCHOOL THAT
42-A STUDENT WOULD BE R EQUIRED TO ATTEND UN DER THE REGULATIONS OF THE
43-COUNTY BOARD .
48+7–135. 4–142. 21 2 HOUSE BILL 971
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45- (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
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47- (C) FOR A STUDENT TO PART ICIPATE IN INTERSCHO LASTIC ATHLETICS AT
48-THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVE L UNDER COMAR 13A.06.03.02, A COUNTY BOARD THE Ch. 219 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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50-– 2 –
51-WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY WAIVE THE ELIGIB ILITY
52-REQUIREMENT THAT THE STUDENT BE ENROLLED AT AND ATTEND A MEMB ER
53-SCHOOL IF:
52+ (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1
53+INDICATED. 2
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55- (1) THE STUDENT ATTENDS A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY THAT
56-IS NOT THE STUDENT ’S ZONED HIGH SCHOOL ;
55+ (2) “MEMBER SCHOOL ” MEANS A PUBLIC SCHOO L THAT IS A MEMBER 3
56+OF THE MARYLAND PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. 4
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58- (2) THE PUBLIC SCHOOL THE STUDENT ATTENDS UNDE R ITEM (1) OF
59-THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT HAVE AN INTERSCH OLASTIC ATHLETICS PR OGRAM;
60-AND
58+ (3) “ZONED HIGH SCHOOL ” MEANS THE PUBLIC HIG H SCHOOL THAT 5
59+A STUDENT WOULD BE R EQUIRED TO ATTEND UN DER THE REGULATIONS OF THE 6
60+COUNTY BOARD . 7
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62- (3) THE STUDENT MEETS ALL OTHER ELIGIBILITY RE QUIREMENTS
63-ESTABLISHED BY THE C OUNTY BOARD AND THE MARYLAND PUBLIC SECONDARY
64-SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
62+ (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. 8
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66- (C) (D) A STUDENT WHO RECEIVES AN ELIGIBILITY WAIVE R UNDER
67-SUBSECTION (B) (C) OF THIS SECTION MAY ONLY PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC
68-ATHLETICS AT THE STU DENT’S ZONED HIGH SCHOOL .
64+ (C) FOR A STUDENT TO PART ICIPATE IN INTERSCHO LASTIC ATHLETICS AT 9
65+THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVE L UNDER COMAR 13A.06.03.02, A COUNTY BOARD THE 10
66+WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY WAIVE THE ELIGIB ILITY 11
67+REQUIREMENT THAT THE STUDENT BE ENROLLED AT AND ATTEND A MEMB ER 12
68+SCHOOL IF: 13
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70- (D) (E) FOR PURPOSES OF DETER MINING THE CLASSIFIC ATION OF
71-MEMBER SCHOOLS FOR A THLETIC CONTESTS UND ER COMAR 13A.06.03.06, THE
72-COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT WASHINGTON COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
73-SHALL REPORT TO THE MARYLAND PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC
74-ASSOCIATION AS THE AC TUAL ENROLLMENT OF T HE MEMBER SCHOOL :
70+ (1) THE STUDENT ATTENDS A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY THAT 14
71+IS NOT THE STUDENT ’S ZONED HIGH SCHOOL ; 15
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76- (1) THE ACTUAL SCHOOL ENR OLLMENT OF THE MEMBE R SCHOOL IN
77-GRADES 9, 10, AND 11 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30 OF EACH EVEN–NUMBERED YEAR ; PLUS
73+ (2) THE PUBLIC SCHOOL THE STUDENT ATTENDS UNDE R ITEM (1) OF 16
74+THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT HAVE AN INTERSCH OLASTIC ATHLETICS PR OGRAM; 17
75+AND 18
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79- (2) THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS AUTHORIZED TO
80-PARTICIPATE IN INTER SCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS AT THE MEMBER SCHOOL UNDER
81-SUBSECTION (B) (C) OF THIS SECTION.
77+ (3) THE STUDENT MEETS ALL OTHER ELIGIBILITY RE QUIREMENTS 19
78+ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY BOARD AND THE MARYLAND PUBLIC SECONDARY 20
79+SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. 21
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83- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
84-1, 2024.
81+ (C) (D) A STUDENT WHO RECEIVES AN ELIGIBILITY WAIVE R UNDER 22
82+SUBSECTION (B) (C) OF THIS SECTION MAY ONLY PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC 23
83+ATHLETICS AT THE STU DENT’S ZONED HIGH SCHOOL . 24
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86-Approved by the Governor, April 25, 2024.
85+ (D) (E) FOR PURPOSES OF DETER MINING THE CLASSIFIC ATION OF 25
86+MEMBER SCHOOLS FOR A THLETIC CONTESTS UND ER COMAR 13A.06.03.06, THE 26
87+COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT WASHINGTON COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 27
88+SHALL REPORT TO THE MARYLAND PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC 28
89+ASSOCIATION AS THE AC TUAL ENROLLMENT OF T HE MEMBER SCHOOL : 29
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91+ (1) THE ACTUAL SCHOOL ENR OLLMENT OF THE MEMBE R SCHOOL IN 30
92+GRADES 9, 10, AND 11 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30 OF EACH EVEN–NUMBERED YEAR ; PLUS 31
93+ HOUSE BILL 971 3
94+
95+
96+ (2) THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS AUTHORIZED TO 1
97+PARTICIPATE IN INTER SCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS AT THE MEMBER SCHOOL UNDER 2
98+SUBSECTION (B) (C) OF THIS SECTION. 3
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100+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4
101+1, 2024. 5
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105+Approved:
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107+ Governor.
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109+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
110+________________________________________________________________________________
111+ President of the Senate.