Amends TCA Title 49.
Tennessee HB0025, as amended, prohibits public schools from using public funds to join or maintain membership in associations that regulate interscholastic athletics unless those associations allow high school students transferring for significant academic, social-emotional, environmental, or mental health reasons to be immediately eligible for participation in athletics at their new school. The bill specifically affects public high school students and the associations governing interscholastic sports. Key provisions include the requirement for the sending school to attest within seven days that the transfer is not for athletic or disciplinary reasons.
Tennessee HB0025, as amended, prohibits public schools from using public funds to join or maintain membership in associations that regulate interscholastic athletics unless those associations allow high school students transferring for significant academic, social-emotional, environmental, or mental health reasons to be immediately eligible for participation in athletics at their new school. The bill specifically affects public high school students and the associations governing interscholastic sports. Key provisions include the requirement for the sending school to attest within seven days that the transfer is not for athletic or disciplinary reasons.
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