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H.B. 293

Signed into Law

Public Education Student Athlete Protections

HB0293S01 (Substitute)

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H.B. 293Signed into Law

Public Education Student Athlete Protections

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What This Bill Does

This bill prohibits a public school from participating in an association that governs athletic interscholastic activities in certain circumstances.

Key Provisions

This bill:

  • prohibits a public school from participating in an association that governs athletic interscholastic activities (association) if the association does not:
    • include certain policies in the association's policies; or
    • sufficiently enforce the association's rules and policies;
  • requires an association to report to the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.

Plain-Language Summary

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Utah public schools are already prohibited from joining athletic governing associations — like the Utah High School Activities Association — that don't follow open meetings laws, records access laws, and ethics rules, or that don't collect students' unamended birth certificates and require students to register their date of birth and sex. This bill adds new conditions to that list: public schools may not belong to an athletic association unless it has written policies establishing moratorium periods — mandatory breaks from team activities — during major holidays and off-seasons, including at least six consecutive weeks off-season for each sport, along with clear rules about what counts as a sport-specific break versus general conditioning. The association must also have written penalties for schools that break its rules and must apply those penalties equally to all member schools, with annual reporting to the legislature on compliance.