SB 152 – Access to Sports/Extracurr. For All Students

Primary Senate Sponsors: Sen. Ralph Hise (R-Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Yancey); Sen. Warren Daniel (Rep-Avery, Burke, Caldwell); Sen. Norman Sanderson (R-Carteret, Craven, Pamlico)

Summary

This bill would allow a public high school student who attends a school without an interscholastic athletics program in any given sport to participate in the sport at the public high school closest to the student’s school subject to the terms and conditions applicable to students enrolled in that high school’s student body. The high school may charge a reasonable fee for participation.

This bill would also allow a private school or home school student to participate in the sport at the base public high school, or at the public high school closest to student’s base public high school if the base school does not offer a program in that sport, subject to the terms and conditions applicable to students enrolled in that high school’s student body. The high school may charge a reasonable fee for participation.

Movement

Filed – 2/24/2021