FL: House proposal allowing charter school athletes to play for private schools advances

[RandySF]

A House bill allowing charter school students to play in private school sports is now off the starting block but still trailing two similar, fast-tracked measures sprinting to floor votes.

The House Choice and Innovation Subcommittee unanimously voted to advance a legislation (HB 259) that would extend to charter school students the same extracurricular and athletics provisions now offered to students who are homeschooled.

Students enrolled in Florida Virtual School could join them too, thanks to an amendment the panel approved.

The vote to advance the bill Thursday came with a caveat from Jacksonville Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon, who asked for the measure to be further amended so public school students could enjoy the same freedom of choice.

In its current form, HB 259 would give students attending charter schools without a specific sports program the ability to play for a willing private school.


https://floridapolitics.com/archives/594261-house-proposal-allowing-charter-school-athletes-to-play-for-private-schools-advances-added-to-larger-bill/

[jmowreader]

1. This sounds...interesting...

We have a private school up here that’s essentially a basketball mill. They offer full scholarships to “worthy” players - worthy meaning “good FG and FT percentages.” In Idaho church schools are allowed to play in public school leagues.

What this bill will do is allow Florida private schools to run basketball mills without having to pay to educate the kids.

If I was in the FL legislature I would offer an amendment that says private schools all play in the highest classification league.

[tirebiter]

2. Be true to your school