HB9 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ritchie WhortonRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Youth sports, unpaid and volunteer youth athletics assoc. personnel to complete a youth injury mitigation course annually

Summary

HB9 would require the Alabama High School Athletic Association to adopt rules so public and nonpublic high schools compete only against their own type for post-season playoffs and state championships, beginning in the 2019-2020 school year.

What This Bill Does

It would require the Alabama High School Athletic Association to adopt a rule that public school members compete only against other public schools in post-season playoff games and state championships, and nonpublic school members compete only against other nonpublic schools for those games. The separation would apply starting with the 2019-2020 school year and in subsequent years. This would change current law, which does not require such a separation.

Who It Affects

• Public high schools in Alabama would compete only against other public high schools in post-season playoff games and state championships.
• Nonpublic (private) high schools would compete only against other nonpublic high schools in post-season playoff games and state championships.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: The Alabama High School Athletic Association shall adopt a rule to allow public school members to compete only against each other for post regular season playoff games and state championships, and its nonpublic school members to compete only against each other for post regular season playoff games and state championships, effective in the 2019-2020 school year and in subsequent years.
• Section 2: This act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or becoming law by other means.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Youth Sports