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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 302 By: Coleman and Stephens of the
Senate
and
Kannady and Boles of the
House
An Act relating to school athletics; providing a
visiting high school athletic team the same rights as
a home team to radio broadcast, video stream and
provide telegraphic play -by-play accounts of an
athletic competition if certain condition is met;
providing for application beginning in cer tain school
year; clarifying applicability to certain contracts;
providing for codification; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A ne w section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 27 -105 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Notwithstanding any policy of a school athletic association,
as defined by Section 27 -102 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
in all regular season high school athletic competitions in this
state, the visiting team shall have the same rights to radio
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broadcast, video stream and provide telegraphic play -by-play
accounts as the home team as long as the visiting team has either:
1. A valid agreement to broadcast, video stream and/or provide
telegraphic play-by-play accounts between a media organization and
the school’s board of education; or
2. The visiting team has a curricular program for student s that
typically provides streaming for the team ’s home games.
B. The provisions of this section shall apply to athletic
competitions beginning in the 2021 -2022 school year.
C. The provisions of this section shall apply to contracts for
the rights to radio broadcast, video stream and provide telegraphic
play-by-play accounts entered into or renewed on or after the
effective date of this act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITT EE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 04/06/2021
- DO PASS, As Coauthored.