Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 573 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for school athletic playoffs and championships.

Last action — PN 0634 Referred to EDUCATION

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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This bill adds provisions regarding school athletic playoffs and championships in Pennsylvania, specifically defining eligibility based on whether a student attends a boundary or non-boundary school.

  • Section 511.1

    Section 511.1. School Athletic Playoffs and Championships.-- (a) (1) No student who attends a boundary school may compete in a school athletic playoff or championship that is sponsored, sanctioned or approved by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association in which a student from a non-boundary school competes. (2) The board of school directors of a school district shall enforce the provisions of this subsection as they relate to students who attend a boundary school in the school district. (b) (1) No student who attends a non-boundary school may compete in a school athletic playoff or championship that is sponsored, sanctioned or approved by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association in which a student from a boundary school competes. (2) The governing body of the non-boundary school shall enforce the provisions of this section as they relate to students who attend the non-boundary school. (c) No boundary school or non-boundary school may be a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association if membership in the association would prevent or impair the duty of the board of school directors of the boundary school or governing body of the non-boundary school to enforce the provisions of this section. (d) As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Athletic playoff or championship" shall mean an athletic event or contest in which students from boundary schools, non-boundary schools, or both, are invited to compete that occurs after the regular season for the top competitors or teams of a conference, division, region or similar unit of organization, or between conferences, divisions, regions or similar units of organization, to determine the champion or a similar accolade for the conference, division, region or similar unit of organization or for the conferences, divisions, regions, similar units of organization or this Commonwealth as a whole. "Boundary school" shall mean a school of a school district governed by a board of school directors duly elected in accordance with this act and the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code." "Non-boundary school" shall mean a school that is not a boundary school.

    It establishes rules that prohibit students from competing in athletic playoffs or championships based on whether they attend a boundary or non-boundary school.

Action History

  1. PN 0634 Referred to EDUCATION

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 249 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 573?
SB 573 is sponsored by Jay Costa (Democratic), Gordner, Gene Yaw (Republican), and Blake.
What is the current status of SB 573?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 573?
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