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DE SJR3
Joint Resolution
Status
4/27/2021
Primary Sponsor
Ernesto Lopez
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AI Summary
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Suspends the requirement that student athletes wear face coverings outdoors while actively engaged in practice or game play for non-high-risk interscholastic sports for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year.
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Applies to seven outdoor sports: Baseball, Field Hockey, Girls' Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Track and Field.
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Establishes parity with Governor Carney's April 1, 2021 revision to COVID-19 restrictions, which already allowed athletes in youth and amateur sports to remove face coverings outdoors during active play.
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Requires the Executive Director of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) to disseminate an authenticated copy of the resolution to all DIAA Member Schools upon the resolution taking effect.
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Addresses the timing gap created because regulatory amendments to Regulation 1011 could not be completed before the end of the 2020-2021 interscholastic sports season.
Legislative Description
Suspending The Requirement That Student Athletes Wear Face Coverings While Participating In Non-high-risk Interscholastic Sports Outdoors In Order To Establish Parity In Face Covering Requirements For Youth And Amateur Sports And For Interscholastic Sports.
Last Action
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
4/27/2021