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MA H719

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Turco

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Schools or students participating in high school athletic programs may seek arbitration to challenge eligibility decisions made by school committees or their authorized representatives
  • Arbitration must be conducted by arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association's National Roster of Arbitrators and Mediators
  • Each party pays for its own legal representation, with all other arbitration costs and fees split equally between the parties
  • Arbitration may only be initiated after exhausting all internal remedies with the school committee or its representative
  • Department of Elementary and Secondary Education required to establish regulations setting minimum standards for the third-party arbitration process

Legislative Description

Relative to fairness in high school athletics

Last Action

Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2

4/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Education2/27/2025

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