An Act
ENROLLED 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 certain school
year; clarifying applicability to certain contracts;
providing for codification; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency .
SUBJECT: School athletic events
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 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
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 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 J uly 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessa ry for the preservatio n
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.
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Passed the Senate the 4th day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Represen tatives the 20th day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o 'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Okla homa
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __