Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 538
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The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Simon) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 1006.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to
6 read:
7 1006.15 Student standards for participation in
8 interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student
9 activities; regulation.—
10 (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Craig
11 Dickinson Act.”
12 (2) DETERMINATION.—Interscholastic extracurricular student
13 activities are an important complement to the academic
14 curriculum. Participation in a comprehensive extracurricular and
15 academic program contributes to student development of the
16 social and intellectual skills necessary to become a well
17 rounded adult. As used in this section, the term
18 “extracurricular” means any school-authorized or education
19 related activity occurring during or outside the regular
20 instructional school day. In the determination of whether a
21 school offers an activity or a sport, the activity or sport must
22 meet the designation requirements of s. 1006.205(3)(a).
23 (3)(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section and s. 1006.20,
24 the term:
25 (a) “Eligible student” means a home education student,
26 charter school student, private school student, Florida Virtual
27 School student, alternative school student, or traditional
28 public school student who wishes to participate in an
29 interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity.
30 (b)1. “Eligible to participate” includes, but is not
31 limited to, a student participating in all of the following:
32 a. Tryouts.,
33 b. Off-season conditioning.,
34 c. Summer workouts.,
35 d. Preseason conditioning.,
36 e. In-season practice.,
37 f. or Contests.
38 2. The term does not mean that a student must be placed on
39 any specific team for interscholastic or intrascholastic
40 extracurricular activities. To be eligible to participate in
41 interscholastic extracurricular student activities, a student
42 must:
43 a.1. Maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or above on a
44 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, in the previous semester or a
45 cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale,
46 or its equivalent, in the courses required by s. 1002.3105(5) or
47 s. 1003.4282.
48 b.2. Execute and fulfill the requirements of an academic
49 performance contract between the student, the district school
50 board, the appropriate governing association, and the student’s
51 parents, if the student’s cumulative grade point average falls
52 below 2.0, or its equivalent, on a 4.0 scale in the courses
53 required by s. 1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282. At a minimum, the
54 contract must require that the student attend summer school, or
55 its graded equivalent, between grades 9 and 10 or grades 10 and
56 11, as necessary.
57 c.3. Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above
58 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, in the courses required by s.
59 1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282 during his or her junior or senior
60 year.
61 d.4. Maintain satisfactory conduct, including adherence to
62 appropriate dress and other codes of student conduct policies
63 described in s. 1006.07(2). If a student is convicted of, or is
64 found to have committed, a felony or a delinquent act that would
65 have been a felony if committed by an adult, regardless of
66 whether adjudication is withheld, the student’s participation in
67 interscholastic extracurricular activities is contingent upon
68 established and published district school board policy.
69 3.(b) Any student who is exempt from attending a full
70 school day based on rules adopted by the district school board
71 for double session schools or programs, experimental schools, or
72 schools operating under emergency conditions must maintain the
73 grade point average required by this section and pass each class
74 for which he or she is enrolled.
75 (c) “Extracurricular” means any school-authorized or
76 education-related activity occurring during or outside the
77 regular instructional school day.
78 (d) “Governing organization” means any organization that
79 governs the athletic activities of a school, including, but not
80 limited to, the Florida High School Athletic Association.
81 (4) ELIGIBILITY.—
82 (a)(c)1. A An individual home education student is eligible
83 to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic
84 extracurricular activity at the school in which he or she is
85 enrolled.
86 (b) An eligible student may participate in an
87 interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity at a
88 school other than the school in which the student is enrolled
89 if:
90 1. The school in which the student is enrolled does not
91 offer the same interscholastic or intrascholastic
92 extracurricular activity or the student is in a home education
93 program; and
94 2. The school at which the student will participate in the
95 interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity is
96 located in the school district in which the student resides.
97 (c) If no public or charter schools in the district in
98 which the student resides offer the interscholastic or
99 intrascholastic extracurricular activity, and an agreement
100 cannot be reached with a private school in the district in which
101 the student resides, the student may participate at a public,
102 charter, or private school that is appropriate for the student’s
103 grade level located outside of his or her school district. The
104 school at which the student participates pursuant to this
105 paragraph must be in a school district adjacent to the school
106 district in which the student resides.
107 (d) If a student has exhausted all options outlined above
108 for participation in an interscholastic or intrascholastic
109 extracurricular activity, the student may petition the executive
110 director of the applicable governing organization to explore
111 options for participation at a school not otherwise covered by
112 this section.
113 (e) For purposes of this subsection, any participation by
114 an eligible student at a private school other than the school in
115 which the student is enrolled must be pursuant to an agreement
116 between the private school and the student at the public school
117 to which the student would be assigned according to district
118 school board attendance area policies or which the student could
119 choose to attend pursuant to s. 1002.31, or may develop an
120 agreement to participate at a private school, in the
121 interscholastic extracurricular activities of that school,
122 provided the following conditions are met:
123 a. The home education student must meet the requirements of
124 the home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41.
125 b. During the period of participation at a school, the home
126 education student must demonstrate educational progress as
127 required in paragraph (b) in all subjects taken in the home
128 education program by a method of evaluation agreed upon by the
129 parent and the school principal which may include: review of the
130 student’s work by a certified teacher chosen by the parent;
131 grades earned through correspondence; grades earned in courses
132 taken at a Florida College System institution, university, or
133 trade school; standardized test scores above the 35th
134 percentile; or any other method designated in s. 1002.41.
135 c. The home education student must meet the same residency
136 requirements as other students in the school at which he or she
137 participates.
138 d. The home education student must meet the same standards
139 of acceptance, behavior, and performance as required of other
140 students in extracurricular activities.
141 e. The student must register with the school his or her
142 intent to participate in interscholastic extracurricular
143 activities as a representative of the school before
144 participation. A home education student must be able to
145 participate in curricular activities if that is a requirement
146 for an extracurricular activity.
147 f. A student who transfers from a home education program to
148 a public school before or during the first grading period of the
149 school year is academically eligible to participate in
150 interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first
151 grading period provided the student has a successful evaluation
152 from the previous school year, pursuant to sub-subparagraph b.
153 g. Any public school or private school student who has been
154 unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation in
155 interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to
156 participate in such activities as a home education student until
157 the student has successfully completed one grading period in
158 home education pursuant to sub-subparagraph b. to become
159 eligible to participate as a home education student.
160 2. An individual home education student is eligible to
161 participate on an interscholastic athletic team at any public
162 school in the school district in which the student resides,
163 provided the student meets the conditions specified in sub
164 subparagraphs 1.a.-g.
165 (d) An individual charter school student pursuant to s.
166 1002.33 is eligible to participate at the public school to which
167 the student would be assigned according to district school board
168 attendance area policies or which the student could attend, or
169 may develop an agreement to participate at a private school, in
170 any interscholastic extracurricular activity of that school,
171 unless such activity is provided by the student’s charter
172 school, if the following conditions are met:
173 1. The charter school student must meet the requirements of
174 the charter school education program as determined by the
175 charter school governing board.
176 2. During the period of participation at a school, the
177 charter school student must demonstrate educational progress as
178 required in paragraph (b).
179 3. The charter school student must meet the same residency
180 requirements as other students in the school at which he or she
181 participates.
182 4. The charter school student must meet the same standards
183 of acceptance, behavior, and performance that are required of
184 other students in extracurricular activities.
185 5. The charter school student must register with the school
186 his or her intent to participate in interscholastic
187 extracurricular activities as a representative of the school
188 before participation. A charter school student must be able to
189 participate in curricular activities if that is a requirement
190 for an extracurricular activity.
191 6. A student who transfers from a charter school program to
192 a traditional public school before or during the first grading
193 period of the school year is academically eligible to
194 participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during
195 the first grading period if the student has a successful
196 evaluation from the previous school year pursuant to
197 subparagraph 2.
198 7. Any public school or private school student who has been
199 unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation in
200 interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to
201 participate in such activities as a charter school student until
202 the student has successfully completed one grading period in a
203 charter school pursuant to subparagraph 2. to become eligible to
204 participate as a charter school student.
205 (e) A student of the Florida Virtual School full-time
206 program may participate in any interscholastic extracurricular
207 activity at the public school to which the student would be
208 assigned according to district school board attendance area
209 policies or which the student could choose to attend pursuant to
210 s. 1002.31, or may develop an agreement to participate at a
211 private school, if the student:
212 1. During the period of participation in the
213 interscholastic extracurricular activity, meets the requirements
214 in paragraph (a).
215 2. Meets any additional requirements as determined by the
216 board of trustees of the Florida Virtual School.
217 3. Meets the same residency requirements as other students
218 in the school at which he or she participates.
219 4. Meets the same standards of acceptance, behavior, and
220 performance that are required of other students in
221 extracurricular activities.
222 5. Registers his or her intent to participate in
223 interscholastic extracurricular activities with the school
224 before participation. A Florida Virtual school student must be
225 able to participate in curricular activities if that is a
226 requirement for an extracurricular activity.
227 (f) A student who transfers from the Florida Virtual School
228 full-time program to a traditional public school before or
229 during the first grading period of the school year is
230 academically eligible to participate in interscholastic
231 extracurricular activities during the first grading period if
232 the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school
233 year pursuant to paragraph (a).
234 (g) A public school or private school student who has been
235 unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation in
236 interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to
237 participate in such activities as a Florida Virtual School
238 student until the student successfully completes one grading
239 period in the Florida Virtual School pursuant to paragraph (a).
240 (h) A student in a full-time virtual instruction program
241 under s. 1002.45, including the full-time Florida Virtual School
242 program, a full-time school district virtual instruction
243 program, or a full-time virtual charter school, is eligible to
244 participate on an interscholastic athletic team at any public
245 school in the school district in which the student resides, or
246 may develop an agreement to participate at a private school,
247 provided the student:
248 1. During the period of participation in the
249 interscholastic extracurricular activity, meets the requirements
250 in paragraph (a);
251 2. Meets any additional requirements as determined by the
252 board of trustees of the Florida Virtual School, the district
253 school board, or the governing board of the virtual charter
254 school, as applicable;
255 3. Meets the same residency requirements as other students
256 in the school at which he or she participates;
257 4. Meets the same standards of athletic team acceptance,
258 behavior, and performance which are required of other students
259 in extracurricular activities; and
260 5. Registers his or her intent to participate in
261 interscholastic extracurricular activities with the school
262 before participation.
263 (i) An individual traditional public school student who is
264 otherwise eligible to participate in interscholastic
265 extracurricular activities may either participate in any such
266 activity at any public school in the school district in which
267 the student resides or develop an agreement to participate in
268 such activity at a private school, unless the activity is
269 provided by the student’s traditional public school. Such
270 student must:
271 1. Meet the same standards of acceptance, behavior, and
272 performance that are required of other students in
273 extracurricular activities at the school at which the student
274 wishes to participate.
275 2. Before participation, register with the school his or
276 her intent to participate in interscholastic extracurricular
277 activities as a representative of the school. The student must
278 be able to participate in curricular activities if that is a
279 requirement for an extracurricular activity.
280 (j)1. A school district or charter school may not delay
281 eligibility or otherwise prevent a student participating in
282 controlled open enrollment, or a choice program, from being
283 immediately eligible to participate in interscholastic and
284 intrascholastic extracurricular activities.
285 2. A student may not participate in a sport if the student
286 participated in that same sport at another school during that
287 school year, unless the student meets one of the following
288 criteria:
289 a. Dependent children of active duty military personnel
290 whose move resulted from military orders.
291 b. Children who have been relocated due to a foster care
292 placement in a different school zone.
293 c. Children who move due to a court-ordered change in
294 custody due to separation or divorce, or the serious illness or
295 death of a custodial parent.
296 d. Authorized for good cause in district or charter school
297 policy.
298 (5)(4) BEGINNING APPLICABILITY.—The student standards for
299 participation in interscholastic extracurricular activities must
300 be applied beginning with the student’s first semester of the
301 9th grade. Each student must meet such other requirements for
302 participation as may be established by the district school
303 board; however, a district school board may not establish
304 requirements for participation in interscholastic
305 extracurricular activities which make participation in such
306 activities less accessible to home education students than to
307 other students. Except as set forth in paragraph (3)(c),
308 evaluation processes or requirements that are placed on home
309 education student participants may not go beyond those that
310 apply under s. 1002.41 to home education students generally.
311 (6)(5) GOVERNING ORGANIZATION RESPONSBILITIES.—All
312 governing organizations Any organization or entity that
313 regulates or governs interscholastic extracurricular activities
314 of public schools:
315 (a) Shall permit home education associations to join as
316 member schools.
317 (b) May Shall not discriminate against any eligible student
318 based on an educational choice of public, private, or home
319 education.
320 (7)(6) PROHIBITIED MEMBERSHIPS.—Public schools are
321 prohibited from membership in any governing organization that or
322 entity which regulates or governs interscholastic
323 extracurricular activities and discriminates against eligible
324 students in public, private, or home education.
325 (8)(7) INSURANCE.—Any insurance provided by district school
326 boards for participants in extracurricular activities must shall
327 cover any eligible student the participating home education
328 student. If there is an additional premium for such coverage,
329 the participating home education student shall pay the premium.
330 (8)(a) The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA)
331 shall, in cooperation with each district school board and its
332 member private schools, facilitate a program in which a middle
333 school or high school student who attends a private school is
334 eligible to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic
335 sport at a member public high school, a member public middle
336 school, a member 6-12 public school, or a member private school,
337 as appropriate for the private school student’s grade level, if:
338 1. The private school in which the student is enrolled is
339 not a member of the FHSAA or the private school in which the
340 student is enrolled is a member of the FHSAA and does not offer
341 the sport in which the student wishes to participate.
342 2. The private school student meets the guidelines for the
343 conduct of the program established by the FHSAA’s board of
344 directors and the district school board or member private
345 school. At a minimum, such guidelines must provide a deadline
346 for each sport by which the private school student’s parents
347 must register with the member school in writing their intent for
348 their child to participate at that school in the sport.
349 (b) The parents of a private school student participating
350 in a member school sport under this subsection are responsible
351 for transporting their child to and from the member school at
352 which the student participates. The private school the student
353 attends, the member school at which the student participates in
354 a sport, the district school board, and the FHSAA are exempt
355 from civil liability arising from any injury that occurs to the
356 student during such transportation.
357 (c) For each academic year, a private school student may
358 only participate at the member school in which the student is
359 first registered under subparagraph (a)2. or makes himself or
360 herself a candidate for an athletic team by engaging in a
361 practice.
362 (9) SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES.—
363 (a)(d) The athletic director or other appropriate
364 administrator of each participating FHSAA member school shall
365 maintain the student records necessary for eligibility,
366 compliance, and participation for all eligible students
367 participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic
368 extracurricular activities at the member school in the program.
369 (b)(e) Any private school that has a student who wishes to
370 participate in interscholastic or intrascholastic
371 extracurricular activities at another school this program must
372 make all student records, including, but not limited to,
373 academic, financial, disciplinary, and attendance records,
374 available upon request of the governing organization FHSAA.
375 (c)(f) A student must apply to participate in an
376 interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity at a
377 school other than the school in which the student is enrolled by
378 either of the following methods:
379 1. Applying to the school’s governing organization for the
380 extracurricular activity as provided for in the governing
381 organization’s bylaws this program through the FHSAA program
382 application process.
383 2. If there is no governing organization for the
384 extracurricular activity for which the student is applying,
385 through an appropriate process that complies with ss. 1002.31
386 and 1002.41. The State Board of Education may adopt rules to
387 implement this paragraph.
388 (d) The school in which a student wishes to participate in
389 interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities
390 may not impose additional fees or costs for participation
391 outside of the fees or costs students currently enrolled at the
392 school pay to participate in the extracurricular activity.
393 (e) The parents of the student participating in the
394 interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity must
395 provide for the transportation of the student to and from the
396 school at which the student participates. The school in which
397 the student is enrolled, the school at which the student
398 participates in the extracurricular activity, and the district
399 school board are exempt from civil liability arising from any
400 injury that occurs to the student during such transportation.
401 (10) STUDENT TRANSFERS.—
402 (a) A student may not participate in interscholastic
403 activities at two different schools during the same school year,
404 unless the student:
405 1. Is a dependent child of active duty military personnel
406 whose move resulted from military orders;
407 2. Has been relocated due to a foster care placement in a
408 different school zone;
409 3. Has moved due to a court-ordered change in custody due
410 to separation or divorce, or the serious illness or death of a
411 custodial parent; or
412 4. Has been granted approval by the applicable governing
413 organization’s executive director.
414 (b) The governing organization shall provide a
415 determination of eligibility to the requesting student within 14
416 days after such a request is made.
417 (c) The governing organization shall adopt bylaws
418 establishing criteria for determining eligibility of students
419 pursuant to this subsection.
420 (11) BYLAWS.—The governing organization may adopt
421 additional bylaws to implement this section
422 (9)(a) A student who transfers to a school during the
423 school year may seek to immediately join an existing team if the
424 roster for the specific interscholastic or intrascholastic
425 extracurricular activity has not reached the activity’s
426 identified maximum size and if the coach for the activity
427 determines that the student has the requisite skill and ability
428 to participate. The FHSAA and school district or charter school
429 may not declare such a student ineligible because the student
430 did not have the opportunity to comply with qualifying
431 requirements.
432 (b) A student may not participate in a sport if the student
433 participated in that same sport at another school during that
434 school year, unless the student meets one of the following
435 criteria:
436 1. Dependent children of active duty military personnel
437 whose move resulted from military orders.
438 2. Children who have been relocated due to a foster care
439 placement in a different school zone.
440 3. Children who move due to a court-ordered change in
441 custody due to separation or divorce, or the serious illness or
442 death of a custodial parent.
443 4. Authorized for good cause in district or charter school
444 policy.
445 (10) A student who participates in an interscholastic or
446 intrascholastic activity at a public school and who transfers
447 from that school during the school year must be allowed to
448 continue to participate in the activity at that school for the
449 remainder of the school year if:
450 (a) During the period of participation in the activity, the
451 student continues to meet the requirements specified in
452 paragraph (3)(a).
453 (b) The student continues to meet the same standards of
454 acceptance, behavior, and performance which are required of
455 other students participating in the activity, except for
456 enrollment requirements at the school at which the student
457 participates.
458 (c) The parents of the student participating in the
459 activity provide for the transportation of the student to and
460 from the school at which the student participates. The school
461 the student attends, the school at which the student
462 participates in the activity, and the district school board are
463 exempt from civil liability arising from any injury that occurs
464 to the student during such transportation.
465 Section 2. Subsection (11) of section 1002.33, Florida
466 Statutes, is amended to read:
467 1002.33 Charter schools.—
468 (11) PARTICIPATION IN INTERSCHOLASTIC EXTRACURRICULAR
469 ACTIVITIES.—A charter school student is eligible to participate
470 in an interscholastic extracurricular activity at the public
471 school to which the student would be otherwise assigned to
472 attend, or may develop an agreement to participate at a private
473 school, pursuant to s. 1006.15(4) s. 1006.15(3)(d).
474 Section 3. Subsection (7) is added to section 1003.455,
475 Florida Statutes, to read:
476 1003.455 Physical education; assessment.—
477 (7) Each school district shall ensure that students in
478 grades K-12 annually participate in the Presidential Youth
479 Fitness Program, or its successor program, as part of the
480 district’s physical education curriculum.
481 Section 4. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of
482 section 1006.195, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
483 1006.195 District school board, charter school authority
484 and responsibility to establish student eligibility regarding
485 participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic
486 extracurricular activities.—Notwithstanding any provision to the
487 contrary in ss. 1006.15, 1006.18, and 1006.20, regarding student
488 eligibility to participate in interscholastic and
489 intrascholastic extracurricular activities:
490 (1)(a) A district school board shall must establish,
491 through its code of student conduct, student eligibility
492 standards and related student disciplinary actions regarding
493 student participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic
494 extracurricular activities. The code of student conduct must
495 provide that:
496 1. A student not currently suspended from interscholastic
497 or intrascholastic extracurricular activities, or suspended or
498 expelled from school, pursuant to a district school board’s
499 suspension or expulsion powers provided in law, including ss.
500 1006.07, 1006.08, and 1006.09, is eligible to participate in
501 interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular activities.
502 2. A student may not participate in a sport if the student
503 participated in that same sport at another school during that
504 school year, unless the student meets the criteria in s.
505 1006.15(10) s. 1006.15(3)(j).
506 3. A student’s eligibility to participate in any
507 interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity may
508 not be affected by any alleged recruiting violation until final
509 disposition of the allegation pursuant to s. 1006.20(2)(b).
510 (b) Students who participate in interscholastic and
511 intrascholastic extracurricular activities for, but are not
512 enrolled in, a public school pursuant to s. 1006.15(4) s.
513 1006.15(3)(c)-(e) and (8), are subject to the district school
514 board’s code of student conduct for the limited purpose of
515 establishing and maintaining the student’s eligibility to
516 participate at the school.
517 Section 5. Paragraph (h) of subsection (7) of section
518 1006.20, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (i) is
519 added to that subsection, to read:
520 1006.20 Athletics in public K-12 schools.—
521 (7) APPEALS.—
522 (h) Decisions made by the committee on appeals, the
523 executive director or his or her designee, and a governing
524 organization’s the FHSAA board of directors must be posted
525 online in a searchable format and be in compliance with ss.
526 1002.22 and 1002.221.
527 (i) A student denied eligibility may appeal the decision
528 from the governing organization. The governing organization
529 shall adopt bylaws establishing a timeline for appeals which may
530 not exceed 20 days.
531 Section 6. Paragraph (k) is added to subsection (1) of
532 section 1012.22, Florida Statutes, to read:
533 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the
534 district school board.—The district school board shall:
535 (1) Designate positions to be filled, prescribe
536 qualifications for those positions, and provide for the
537 appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and dismissal
538 of employees as follows, subject to the requirements of this
539 chapter:
540 (k) Athletic coach compensation.—The district school board
541 may, at its sole discretion, determine and approve the
542 compensation of any person employed as an athletic coach,
543 assistant coach, or athletic program supervisor, regardless of
544 whether such individual is classified as instructional
545 personnel. Compensation may exceed any salary schedule,
546 supplement, or stipend otherwise prescribed and may be paid in
547 any form or amount deemed appropriate by the district school
548 board, including, but not limited to, salaries, stipends,
549 bonuses, performance-based incentives, and hourly or per
550 assignment pay. Such compensation is considered part of the
551 coach’s total compensation. The limitations on supplemental pay
552 applicable to instructional personnel under this section or any
553 other law do not apply to compensation provided under this
554 paragraph.
555 Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
556
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558 And the title is amended as follows:
559 Delete everything before the enacting clause
560 and insert:
561 A bill to be entitled
562 An act relating to extracurricular activities;
563 amending s. 1006.15, F.S.; making technical changes;
564 defining terms; revising eligibility requirements for
565 a student to participate in an interscholastic or
566 intrascholastic extracurricular activity; providing
567 construction; deleting obsolete provisions; requiring
568 that insurance provided by district school boards for
569 participants in extracurricular activities cover any
570 eligible student; deleting requirements for the
571 Florida High School Athletic Association to facilitate
572 a program for private school students to participate
573 in an interscholastic or intrascholastic sport;
574 requiring the athletic director or other appropriate
575 administrator to maintain student records for all
576 eligible students participating in interscholastic or
577 intrascholastic extracurricular activities at a member
578 school; revising requirements for a student to apply
579 to participate in an interscholastic or
580 intrascholastic extracurricular activity at certain
581 schools; prohibiting a school from imposing additional
582 fees on a student who wishes to participate in
583 extracurricular activities; requiring parents to
584 provide for the transportation to and from the school
585 for their student; providing indemnity for a school
586 and district school board under specified
587 circumstances; prohibiting a student from
588 participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic
589 extracurricular activities at two different schools
590 within the same school year unless the student meets
591 specified criteria; requiring the governing
592 organization to provide a certain determination of
593 eligibility within a specified timeframe; requiring
594 the governing organization to adopt specified bylaws;
595 authorizing the governing organization to adopt
596 additional bylaws; deleting provisions providing
597 requirements for certain student transfers; amending
598 s. 1002.33, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference;
599 amending s. 1003.455, F.S.; requiring each school
600 district to ensure that students participate in the
601 Presidential Youth Fitness Program; amending s.
602 1006.195, F.S.; conforming cross-references; amending
603 s. 1006.20, F.S.; authorizing a student who is denied
604 certain eligibility to appeal a decision made by the
605 governing organization; requiring the governing
606 organization to adopt bylaws to establish a timeline
607 for an appeals process; providing a limitation on such
608 timelines; amending s. 1012.22, F.S.; authorizing a
609 district school board to determine and approve the
610 compensation of an athletic coach; providing that the
611 compensation may exceed any prescribed salary
612 schedule, supplement, or stipend and be paid in any
613 form or amount deemed appropriate by the school board;
614 providing that such compensation is considered part of
615 the athletic coach’s total compensation; providing
616 that limitations on supplemental pay are not
617 applicable to the compensation of an athletic coach;
618 providing an effective date.