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Utah public schools are currently prohibited from joining or paying dues to student activities associations — like the Utah High School Activities Association — unless those associations follow certain rules. This bill adds a new condition: public schools also cannot participate in any activities association that makes students wait out a period of ineligibility simply because they transferred schools through open enrollment, school choice, or to escape bullying, even if the school they left refuses to officially certify that bullying occurred. Students who transfer for these reasons and want to play sports or participate in school activities would be able to compete immediately at their new school, rather than sitting out a mandatory waiting period.