SB250 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris ElliottSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to public K-12 school athletics; to provide for the payment of fines levied on a student for violations of an athletic association's eligibility policies by a school.

Summary

Public K-12 schools would be required to pay fines charged to students or their guardians for violations of an athletic association's eligibility policies, instead of the students or guardians paying.

What This Bill Does

The bill requires a public K-12 school that is a member of an athletic association to pay any fines, fees, or penalties charged to a student or the student's guardian for violations of the association's eligibility rules. The student or guardian would not be required to pay the fine unless they knowingly withheld information that would have changed the eligibility determination. The bill also defines what counts as an athletic association for this purpose and sets an effective date for when the law would take effect.

Who It Affects

• Public K-12 schools that are members of athletic associations would be responsible for paying fines and penalties charged to students or their guardians for eligibility violations.
• Students and their parents or legal guardians would not be required to pay such fines themselves, unless the student or guardian knowingly withheld information that would have changed the eligibility decision.

Key Provisions

• Requires public K-12 schools to pay any fines, fees, or penalties charged to a student or the student's guardian by the athletic association for eligibility violations, and prohibits charging the student or guardian unless there is intentional withholding of information.
• Defines athletic association as an organization operating in Alabama with authority over member institutions' athletics, that receives public funds and uses public facilities; establishes the bill's effective date as the first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

K-12 school athletics, to require payment of student's athletic eligibility fines by school