SF 2589

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/13/2014 09:14am

A bill for an act
relating to education; allowing high school students with disabilities to transfer
between schools without affecting their eligibility for varsity competition;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 128C.02, subdivision 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 128C.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Rules for open enrollees.

(a) The league shall adopt league rules and
regulations governing the athletic participation of pupils attending school in a nonresident
district under section 124D.03.

(b) Notwithstanding other law or league rule or regulation to the contrary, when a
student enrolls in or is readmitted to a recovery-focused high school after successfully
completing a licensed program for treatment of alcohol or substance abuse, mental illness,
or emotional disturbance, the student is immediately eligible to participate on the same basis
as other district students in the league-sponsored activities of the student's resident school
district. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the league or school district from enforcing a
league or district penalty resulting from the student violating a league or district rule.

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding other law or league rule or regulation to the contrary, a student
with an individualized education program or a 504 plan who transfers from one public
school to another public school as a reasonable accommodation to reduce barriers to
educational access is immediately eligible to participate in league-sponsored varsity
competition on the same basis as other students in the school to which the student transfers.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to all transfers initiated after that date.
new text end