Title: Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities

Summary: Authorizing a charter school student to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities at a private school under certain circumstances, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities; amending ss. 1002.33 and 1006.15, F.S.; authorizing a charter school student to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities at a private school under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (11) of section 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1002.33 Charter schools.  (11) PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. A charter school student is eligible to participate in an interscholastic extracurricular activity at the public school to which the student would be otherwise assigned to attend,or may develop an agreement to participate at a private school, pursuant to s. 1006.15(3)(d). Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 1006.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1006.15 Student standards for participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student activities; regulation.  (3) (d) An individual charter school student pursuant to s. 1002.33 is eligible to participate at the public school to which the student would be assigned according to district school board attendance area policies or which the student could attend,or may develop an agreement to participate at a private school, in any interscholastic extracurricular activity of that school, unless such activity is provided by the student s charter school, if the following conditions are met: 1. The charter school student must meet the requirements of the charter school education program as determined by the charter school governing board. 2. During the period of participation at a school, the charter school student must demonstrate educational progress as required in paragraph (b). 3. The charter school student must meet the same residency requirements as other students in the school at which he or she participates. 4. The charter school student must meet the same standards of acceptance, behavior, and performance that are required of other students in extracurricular activities. 5. The charter school student must register with the school his or her intent to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities as a representative of the school before the beginning date of the season for the activity in which he or she wishes to participate. A charter school student must be able to participate in curricular activities if that is a requirement for an extracurricular activity. 6. A student who transfers from a charter school program to a traditional public school before or during the first grading period of the school year is academically eligible to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school year,pursuant to subparagraph 2. 7. Any public school or private school student who has been unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation in interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to participate in such activities as a charter school student until the student has successfully completed one grading period in a charter school pursuant to subparagraph 2. to become eligible to participate as a charter school student. Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.