05 LC 9 1568
Senate
Bill 74
By: Senators Rogers of the 21st, Goggans of the 7th, Tolleson of the 20th, Hill of the 32nd, Chance of the 16th and others
By: Senators Rogers of the 21st, Goggans of the 7th, Tolleson of the 20th, Hill of the 32nd, Chance of the 16th and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the
"Quality
Basic Education
Act,"
so as to provide that no high school which receives funding under such article
shall participate in, sponsor, or provide coaching staff for interscholastic
athletic events which are conducted under the authority of, conducted under the
rules of, or scheduled by any athletic association unless the charter, bylaws,
or other governing documents of such athletic association comply with certain
requirements and standards; to provide for related matters; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the
"Quality
Basic Education
Act,"
is amended by inserting after Code Section 20_2_316 a new Code Section
20_2_316.1 to read as follows:
"20_2_316.1.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term 'athletic association' means any
association of schools or any other similar organization which acts as an
organizing, sanctioning, scheduling, or rule_making body for interscholastic
athletic events in which public high schools in this state
participate.
(b)
No high school which receives funding under this article shall participate in,
sponsor, or provide coaching staff for interscholastic athletic events which are
conducted under the authority of, conducted under the rules of, or scheduled by
any athletic association unless the charter, bylaws, or other governing
documents of such athletic association comply with this Code section. In order
to comply with this Code section, such charter, bylaws, or other governing
documents shall provide that no subregional, regional, or state championship
game shall end in a tie and that every such event shall have a clearly decided
winner."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.