Bill > SB1253

This bill amends the Public School Code of 1949 to allow the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA), referred to as "the association," to establish separate playoffs and championships for athletics based on whether a school is a "boundary school" (a public school, excluding charter schools) or a "nonboundary school" (a charter school, parochial school, or private school). Before making any such changes, the PIAA's Executive Board ("the board") and the Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee ("the oversight committee") must hold at least one joint public meeting in each of the association's districts to gather sworn testimony and comments from the public regarding the separation of playoffs. These meetings must comply with open meeting laws, including public notice and record-keeping requirements. Following these district meetings, the board will hold another open meeting to deliberate and discuss the potential fiscal impacts and rationale for separating playoffs for all, certain, or no sports, and will allow for public comment before making a final decision. The board will then recess to executive session to consider options for altering playoffs for all sports, certain sports, or making no changes, before resuming the public meeting to implement its chosen option. Finally, the association must provide its written decision and reasoning to the oversight committee within five days of this final meeting, and the act will take effect 30 days after enactment.

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https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb1253