SB 196 — Revises provisions relating to interscholastic activities and events. (BDR 34-868)

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196–SENATOR HAMMOND FEBRUARY 23, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to interscholastic activities and events.

(BDR 34-868) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

prohibiting certain persons from requiring a pupil to participate in certain out-of-schoolout-of- school activities as a condition of participating in a sanctioned sport or spirit squad at a school;

LegExistingLegiExisting law requires the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association to adopt rules and regulations as is necessary to govern interscholastic activities and events in this State.

(1) authorize a coach of a school to assist a pupil in voluntarily participating in an activity related to a sanctioned sport that is conducted during a period that is not the season for the fromsanctioned beingsport aunder conditioncertain forcircumstances; qualifying for a team or for accepting the pupil as an member of a team during the season for the sanctioned sport.

(NACand 385B.370)(2) prohibit such participation from being a condition for qualifying for a team or for accepting the pupil as a Section 3 of this bill codifies that prohibition into law and, if a person is found to have violated this prohibition, authorizes the Executive Director of the Association to prohibit the person from coaching, managing or otherwise being associated with a sanctioned sport or spirit squad at a school for not more than 1 year.

Section 3 - *SB196_R1* – 2 – also requires the Association to adopt regulations prescribing a system of progressive discipline for violations of section 4 or 5 of this bill.

Section 4 of this bill requires each coach, manager or other person associated with a sanctioned sport or spirit squad at a school that is affiliated with or a member of the Association to submit to the Executive Director of the Association an annual report that includes certain information concerning whether the coach, manager or other person also coaches, manages or is otherwise associated with an out-of-school activity related to the same sanctioned sport or spirit squad at the school.

Section 5 of this bill requires the coach, manager or director of a sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event at a school, before a pupil participates in a sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event and annually thereafter, to notify each participating pupil and his or her parent or legal guardian of certain rights afforded to the pupil while participating in the sanctioned sport or prescribeother theinterscholastic formactivity andor contentsevent. of such notification.quires the Association to Section 2 of this bill defines the term “out-of-school activity” for the purpose of sections 3-5.

Section 5 requires the Association to prescribe the form and contents of such notification.

Section 2 of this bill defines the term “out-of-school activity” for the purpose of sections 3-5.

- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – Existing regulations provide that a pupil is eligible to participate in a sanctioned sport for not more than 8 consecutive semesters and 4 seasons.

(NAC 385B.708) On March 12, 2020, the Governor of the State of Nevada issued the Declaration of Proclamation Terminating Declaration of Emergency Relatedfor to COVID-19.

SectionOn 7May of20, this2022, billthe providesGovernor thatissued athee pupilDeclaration whoof wasProclamation enrolledTerminating inDeclaration grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 at any time during the state of emergencyEmergency isRelated eligible to participateCOVID-19. in any sanctioned sport, spirit squad or other interscholastic activity for which the rules governing eligibility are established by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association or the board of trustees of a school district for at least 10 consecutive semesters and 5 seasons.

THESection PEOPLE7 OFof THEthis STATEbill OFprovides NEVADA,that REPRESENTEDa INpupil SENATEwho ANDwas ASSEMBLY,enrolled DOin ENACTgrade AS9, FOLLOWS:10, 11 or 12 at any time during the state of emergency is eligible to participate in any sanctioned sport, spirit squad or other interscholastic activity for which the rules governing the board of trustees of a school district for at least 10 consecutive semesters and 5 seasons if the pupil has not completed the credits required to graduate and receive a high school diploma.

SectionEXPLANATION 1.– Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.

If a person violates subsection 1, the Executive Director of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association may prohibit the person from coaching, managing or otherwise being associated - *SB196_R1* – 3 – with a sanctioned sport or spirit squad at a school for not more than 1 year from the date on which the person was found to have violated subsection 1.

(b)- Any82nd otherSession regulations(2023) necessary– to3 carry– out the provisions of this section and sections 4 and 5 of this act.act.ut the provisions 4.

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(1) Are members of a team that participates in a sanctioned sport or spirit squad at the school and is coached or managed bybyd the person, or with whom the person is otherwise associated;

- *SB196_R1* – 4 – (1) Tried out for a team that participates in a sanctioned sport or spirit squad at the school and is coached or managed by the person, or with whom the person is otherwise associated;

(e) The percentage of pupils on a team that participates in a sanctioned sport or spirit squad at the school that is coached or - 82nd Session (2023) – 4 – managed by the person, or with whom the person is otherwise associated, who also participate in an out-of-school activity that is coached or managed by the person, or with whom the person is otherwise associated;

and (f) Any other information required by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association to ensure compliance withwithda subsection 1 of section 3 of this act.

Before a pupil participates in a sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event at a school, and annually thereafter, the coach, manager or director of the sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event shall notify each participating pupil and his or her parent or legal guardian of the rights of the pupil while the pupil is participating in the sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event, including, where applicable,app(a) thatCompel athe personparticipation mayof not:the pupil in an out-of-school activity;

(a) Compel the participation of the pupil in an out-of-school activity;

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- 82nd Session (2023) – 5 – Sec.

A pupil who was enrolled in grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 in a school, as defined in NRS 385B.040, at any time between March 12, 2020, and May 19, 2022, is eligible to participate in any sanctioned sport, spirit squad or other interscholastic activity for which the rules governing eligibility are established by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association or the board of trustees of a schoolthe districtpupil for[otherwise] at:least least 10 consecutive semesters and 5 seasons if the(a) pupilHas otherwisenot meetscompleted the eligibilitycredits criteriarequired establishedto forgraduate theand sanctionedreceive sport,a spirithigh squadschool ordiploma; activity.

and (b) Otherwise meets the eligibility criteria established for the sanctioned sport, spirit squad or activity.

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