LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN NSAA RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title:

Home School Transfer Bylaws

Author:Dr. Troy Unzicker, NSAA Board of Director
School:Alliance
NSAA District:6
 
Proposal for:Constitution & Bylaws
 
Classes Affected:All
Activities Affected:All
This proposal:WILL NOT increase costs to the school
WILL NOT increase costs to the NSAA
WILL NOT increase travel for participating schools
WILL NOT decrease a student's or coach's instruction time
Implementation date:2024-06-01
Sections affected in Constitution & Bylaws:Page
26
26
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26
Article
2
2
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2
2
Section
7.6.1
7.6.2
7.6.5
7.6.6
7.6.7
Summary:During the last state legislative session, an amendment to Nebraska State Statute 79-2,136 was passed, which now allows home school/part-time/exempt students to participate in NSAA sanctioned activities by virtue of enrolling in no more than or no less than 5 credit hours per semester at an NSAA member school. This amendment made several NSAA bylaws non-compliant with state law. This proposal would revise several NSAA home school transfer bylaws - 2.7.6.1, 2.7.6.2, 2.7.6.5, 2.7.6.6 and 2.7.6.7, in addition to participation (2.2.1) and current semester bylaws (2.5.1) to become compliant with state law. Additionally, NSAA bylaws currently do not specifically address students who transfer from an NSAA member school to a home school. The proposed new bylaw 2.7.6.8 would address students who transfer from an NSAA member school to a home school and specify the conditions that must be met for a student to remain eligible.

New 2.7.6.8 Transfer from a Member School to a Home School. Students who were regular member school students and transfer to a home school in grades nine through twelve remain eligible to participate for the member school under the following conditions. The student must have received twenty credit hours for the immediate preceding semester. The student must be continuously enrolled in at least twenty credit hours of instruction, and a minimum of five credit hours must be from the member school the student represents in interscholastic competition. The student's part-time enrollment must be in the school in which the student's home school is located. For example, an option student who elects to home school and enroll as a part-time student in the student's resident school is considered a transfer student who must meet all transfer student eligibility requirements.
Rationale:Passing this proposal would bring the NSAA Constitution and Bylaws into compliance with newly passed state law, while also adding clarifying language regarding eligibility requirements for students who transfer from an NSAA member school to a home school.
Pros:NSAA Bylaws would become compliant with state law. Clarity would be provided for how to address member school to home school transfers.
Cons: