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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to interscholastic extracurricular student

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activities; amending s. 1006.15, F.S.; providing for

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certain private school students to participate in

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interscholastic extracurricular activities at a public

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school under certain conditions; providing criteria;

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providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  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; regulation.--

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     (3)

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

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the interscholastic extracurricular activities at the public

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school to which the student would be assigned according to the

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district school board's attendance area policies or at a public

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school that the student could choose to attend under district or

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interdistrict controlled open enrollment provisions if all of the

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following conditions are met:

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     1. The private school student meets the requirements of the

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private school program pursuant to s. 1002.42.

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     2. The private school in which the student is enrolled does

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not offer the interscholastic sports in which the student would

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participate at the public school.

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     3. During the period of participation at the public school,

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the private school student demonstrates educational progress as

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required in paragraph (b) in all subjects taken in the private

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school program as confirmed by a transcript from the private

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school. If the private school student is unable to maintain

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academic eligibility for participating in interscholastic

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extracurricular activities, the student is ineligible to

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participate in such activities until he or she successfully

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completes one grading period in all subjects taken in the private

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school 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 in extracurricular activities at the public 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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extracurricular activities as a representative of the school

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before the beginning date of the season for the activity in which

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he or she wishes to participate; however, the private school

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student must be able to participate in curricular activities if

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that is a requirement for an extracurricular activity. A student

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who transfers from a private school program to a public school

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before or during the first grading period of the school year is

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academically eligible to participate in interscholastic

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extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the

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student meets the requirements of subparagraph 3. from the

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previous school year.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.