2016 House Bill 5402

Require written school “pay to play” policies

Introduced in the House

March 1, 2016

Introduced by Rep. Sam Singh (D-69)

To require school districts to adopt written policies for charging students to engage in certain sports and extracurricular activities (“pay to play”). Schools could not charge fees for use of their facilities or to cover coaches’ pay. Students whose family income makes them eligible for free federal lunches would have to be exempted.

Referred to the Committee on Education