| 1 | 1 | | 25.1074.02000 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Sixty-ninth |
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| 3 | 3 | | Legislative Assembly |
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| 4 | 4 | | of North Dakota |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by |
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| 6 | 6 | | Representatives Rios, Schauer, Motschenbacher |
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| 7 | 7 | | Senators Beard, Thomas |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-06 of the North Dakota |
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| 9 | 9 | | Century Code, relating to student eligibility for high school sports and activities. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code is created |
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| 12 | 12 | | and enacted as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | High school sports and activities - Eligibility - Residence within a school district. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.For purposes of student eligibility for high school sports and activities, the North |
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| 15 | 15 | | Dakota high school activities association shall presume no recruitment or undue |
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| 16 | 16 | | influence has occurred. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 2.A parent or guardian of a student may verify the student's residence is in the school |
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| 18 | 18 | | district by providing the North Dakota high school activities association with a current |
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| 19 | 19 | | utility bill, financial statement, mortgage, lease, or rental document, government- |
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| 20 | 20 | | issued property tax statement, or government-issued identification card. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 3.The North Dakota high school activities association may not require evidence of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | parent or guardian having vacated the parent's or guardian's previous residence. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 4.A student who has a parent or guardian with joint custody of the student, who moves |
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| 24 | 24 | | from the residence of one parent or guardian to another parent or guardian is a |
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| 25 | 25 | | resident of the receiving school district and eligible to participate in sports and |
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| 26 | 26 | | activities upon enrollment at the receiving school district. The North Dakota high |
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| 27 | 27 | | school activities association may not delay eligibility or limit eligibility based on the |
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| 28 | 28 | | number of times a student moves and transfers to a different school district. |
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| 30 | 30 | | HOUSE BILL NO. 1491 |
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