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The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Wise) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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     Section 1. This act may be cited as "Erin's Law."

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     Section 2.  Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (3) of

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section 1006.15, Florida Statutes, to read:

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     1006.15  Student standards for participation in

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interscholastic extracurricular student activities;

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regulation.--

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     (3)

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     (e) A private school student is eligible to participate in

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interscholastic sports at the public school to which the student

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would be assigned according to the district school board's

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attendance area policies or at a public school that the student

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could choose to attend under district or interdistrict

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controlled open enrollment provisions if all of the following

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conditions are met:

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     1. The private school student meets the requirements of

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the private school program pursuant to s. 1002.42.

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     2. The private school in which the student is enrolled

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does not offer the interscholastic sports in which the student

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would participate at the public school.

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     3. During the period of participation at the public

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school, the private school student demonstrates educational

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progress as required in paragraph (b) in all subjects taken in

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the private school program as confirmed by a transcript from the

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private school. If the private school student is unable to

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maintain academic eligibility for participating in

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interscholastic sports, the student is ineligible to participate

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in such activities until he or she successfully completes one

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grading period in all subjects taken in the private school

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program.

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     4. The private school student meets the same residency

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requirements as other students in the school at which he or she

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participates.

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     5. The private school student meets the same standards of

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acceptance, behavior, and performance as required of other

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students participating in interscholastic sports at the public

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school.

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     6. The private school student registers with the public

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school his or her intent to participate in interscholastic

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sports as a representative of the school before the beginning

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date of the season for the activity in which he or she wishes to

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participate; however, the private school student must be able to

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participate in curricular activities if that is a requirement

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for interscholastic sports. A student who transfers from a

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private school program to a public school before or during the

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first grading period of the school year is academically eligible

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to participate in interscholastic sports during the first

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grading period if the student meets the requirements of

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subparagraph 3. from the previous school year.

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete everything before the enacting clause

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and insert:

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to interscholastic sports; providing a

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short title; amending s. 1006.15, F.S.; providing for

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certain private school students to participate in

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interscholastic sports at a public school under certain

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conditions; providing criteria; providing an effective

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date.

2/5/2008  11:10:00 AM     581-03961-08