HB236 - Tim Tebow Act Summary

• Permits students instructed at home by private tutor or under church school law to participate in public school athletics and athletic teams, with nonpublic schools able to opt in.

• Requires participating students to meet the same standards as public school students including activity fees, behavioral conduct, academic standards, and residency requirements.

• Commits students to participate in only one extracurricular activity per school per year, though students may participate in multiple different activities at the same school.

• Establishes that student eligibility standards apply beginning in 7th grade and mandates school board insurance coverage extend to home-schooled and church school participants.

• Prohibits schools from being blocked from competing against other schools that utilize eligible home-schooled or church school students, and prevents discrimination by interscholastic athletic organizations.