SB186 - Tim Tebow Act Summary

• Allows students instructed at home by private tutor or under church school law to participate in public school athletics and athletic teams, effective immediately upon passage.

• Requires participating students to pay activity fees equal to public school students and meet the same standards for behavior, conduct, academics, residency, and performance.

• Students must commit to participate in their chosen extracurricular activity for the entire school year at that school, though may participate in different activities at the same school.

• Participation eligibility standards for interscholastic athletics apply beginning in 7th grade and cannot be more restrictive for homeschooled or church school students than for other students.

• School boards must provide insurance coverage for these students (with students paying any additional premium), and no school team shall be prohibited from competing against other schools due to participation by homeschooled or church school students.