05
LC 14 9006
Senate
Bill 103
By: Senators Wiles of the 37th, Whitehead, Sr. of the 24th and Hill of the 32nd
By: Senators Wiles of the 37th, Whitehead, Sr. of the 24th and Hill of the 32nd
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 20_2_316, relating to required criteria for athletic
associations organizing interscholastic sports events for state funded high
schools, so as to establish certain criteria relating to mandatory
classification of high schools according to student enrollment; to provide for
other related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 20_2_316, relating to required criteria for athletic associations
organizing interscholastic sports events for state funded high schools, is
amended by adding at the end of subsection (b) a new paragraph (4) to read as
follows:
"(4)
The athletic association shall comply with the following requirements relating
to the classification of schools:
(A)
The association shall establish classes or divisions or other similar
organizational units within which high school sports programs and athletes shall
compete;
(B)
Such classes or divisions or other similar organizational units shall be based
on school size according to student enrollment, such that schools shall compete
against schools of similar size; and
(C)
In determining student enrollment, each student shall be counted equally and
student enrollments shall not in any manner be weighted or
adjusted."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.