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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 9, 2021
SENATE BILL NO. 302 By: Coleman of the Senate
and
Kannady 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 certain 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 new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 27-105 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numb ering, 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 high school athletic competitio ns in this state, the
visiting team shall have the same rights to radio broadcast, video
stream and provide telegraphic play-by-play accounts as the home
team as long as the visiting team has either:
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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 students that
typically provides streaming for the team’s home games.
B. The provisions of th is section shall apply to athletic
competitions beginning in the 20 21-2022 school year.
C. The provisions of this section shall apply to contracts for
the rights to radio broadcast, video stream and provide telegraph ic
play-by-play accounts entered into or renewed on or after the
effective date of this act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective J uly 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessa ry for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after i ts passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
February 9, 2021 - DO PASS