SB 1564 — nonpublic school students; interscholastic activities

House Engrossed Senate BillEngrossed nonpublic school students;

interscholastic activities (now:State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session SENATE BILL 1564 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 15-802.01, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

privateRELATING schoolTO students;SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

interscholastic activities) State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session SENATE BILL 1564 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 15-802.02;

RELATING TO STUDENT INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES.

TitleSection 15,15-802.01, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-802.02, to read:

15-802.02.15-802.01.

InterscholasticNonpublic activities;school students;

privateeligibility schoolto students;participate in interscholastic activities;

eligibility to participate;

NOTWITHSTANDINGNotwithstanding ANYany OTHERother LAW,law, Aa QUALIFIEDchild PRIVATENONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SHALLwho BEresides ALLOWEDwithin TOthe TRYattendance OUTarea FORof INTERSCHOLASTICa ACTIVITIESpublic ONschool BEHALFand OFwho Ais PUBLIChomeschooled SCHOOLshall INbe THEallowed SAMEto MANNERtry ASout Afor interscholastic activities on behalf of the public school in the same manner as a pupil STUDENT WHOwho ISis ENROLLEDenrolled INin THATthat PUBLICpublic SCHOOL.school.

THERegistration, POLICIESage ANDeligibility REQUIREMENTSrequirements, RELATINGfees, TOinsurance, REGISTRATION,transportation, AGEphysical ELIGIBILITY,condition, FEES,qualifications, INSURANCE,responsibilities, TRANSPORTATION,event PHYSICALschedules, CONDITION,standards QUALIFICATIONS,of RESPONSIBILITIES,behavior EVENTand SCHEDULES,performance STANDARDSpolicies OFfor BEHAVIORhomeschooled ANDNONPUBLIC PERFORMANCE FOR QUALIFIED PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTSstudents PARTICIPATINGshall INbe ORconsistent TRYINGwith OUTthose FORpolicies INTERSCHOLASTICestablished ACTIVITIESfor SHALLstudents BEenrolled CONSISTENTin WITHthat THEpublic POLICIESschool. AND REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL.

B.THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT RESTRICT A PUBLIC SCHOOL'S AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE A QUALIFIED STUDENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION 15-2401 OR 15-2401.01 TO PAY FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN CONNECTION WITH INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES.

THEThe PARENTindividual OFPERSON Aproviding QUALIFIEDthe PRIVATEprimary SCHOOLinstruction STUDENTof WHOa TRIESchild OUTwho FORis ANhomeschooled INTERSCHOLASTICNONPUBLIC ACTIVITYSCHOOL PURSUANTSTUDENT TOshall THISsubmit SECTIONwritten SHALLverification SUBMITthat WRITTENprovides: VERIFICATION TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT THE STUDENT IS BOTH:

RECEIVINGWhether Athe PASSINGstudent GRADEis INreceiving EACHa COURSEpassing ORgrade SUBJECTin THEeach STUDENTcourse ISor BEINGsubject TAUGHT.being taught.

MAINTAININGWhether SATISFACTORYthe PROGRESSstudent TOWARDSis ADVANCEMENTmaintaining ORsatisfactory PROMOTION.progress towards advancement or promotion.

B.

A child who is homeschooled and NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT who was previously enrolled in a public, private or charter DIFFERENT school shall be IS ineligible to participate in interscholastic activities for the remainder of the school year during which the child STUDENT was enrolled in a DIFFERENT school.

A QUALIFIEDschool PRIVATEdistrict SCHOOLshall STUDENTnot WHOcontract WASwith PREVIOUSLYany ENROLLEDprivate INentity Athat SCHOOLsupervises DISTRICT,interscholastic CHARTERactivities SCHOOLif ORthe DIFFERENTprivate PRIVATEentity SCHOOLprohibits ISthe INELIGIBLEparticipation TOof PARTICIPATEhomeschooled INchildren INTERSCHOLASTICNONPUBLIC ACTIVITIESSCHOOL FORSTUDENTS THEin REMAINDERinterscholastic OFactivities THEat SCHOOLpublic, YEARprivate DURINGor WHICHcharter THEschools. STUDENT WAS PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED.

AFOR SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY NOT CONTRACT WITH ANY PRIVATE ENTITY THAT SUPERVISES INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES IF THE PRIVATEPURPOSES ENTITYOF PROHIBITSTHIS QUALIFIEDSECTION, PRIVATE"NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTSSTUDENT" FROMMEANS PARTICIPATINGA INCHILD INTERSCHOLASTICWHO ACTIVITIESIS ATANY PUBLIC,OF PRIVATETHE ORFOLLOWING: CHARTER SCHOOLS.

E.1.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "QUALIFIED PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENT" MEANS A STUDENT WHO RESIDES WITHIN THE ATTENDANCE AREA OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL AND WHO IS EDUCATED IN A PRIVATEHOMESCHOOL SCHOOL AS DEFINED IN SECTION 15-80215-802, THATWHOSE PARENT HAS FEWERFILED THANA ONEVALID HUNDREDAFFIDAVIT STUDENTSOF ININTENT GRADESTO NINEHOMESCHOOL THROUGHPURSUANT TWELVETO SECTION 15-802 AND THATWHO DOESIS NOT OFFEREDUCATED THEPURSUANT INTERSCHOLASTICTO ACTIVITYCHAPTER FOR19 WHICHOF THETHIS STUDENTTITLE. IS TRYING OUT.

2.

EDUCATED PURSUANT TO AN ARIZONA EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 19 OF THIS TITLE AND WHO IS NOT ENROLLED IN A QUALIFIED SCHOOL AS DEFINED IN SECTION 15-2401.

3.

EDUCATED IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL AS DEFINED IN SECTION 15-802 IF THE PRIVATE SCHOOL HAS FEWER THAN ONE HUNDRED ENROLLED STUDENTS AND DOES NOT OFFER THE INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY FOR WHICH THE STUDENT IS TRYING OUT.