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This bill establishes the Office of Interscholastic Activities within the State Board of Education to govern high school activities, such as sports and academic competitions. This new office will be responsible for creating rules and policies regarding student eligibility, transfers, recruiting, and how schools are classified and organized into regions for competition. The bill also creates an Interscholastic Activities Advisory Council, composed of various stakeholders like parents, coaches, and students, to help draft these rules and resolve appeals. While the Office of Interscholastic Activities will have overall governance, it may contract with existing associations to manage day-to-day operations, provided these agreements are reviewed and approved by the State Board of Education. The bill also clarifies participation rules for private school, home school, and online students in public school extracurricular activities and updates definitions related to interscholastic activities.

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