The proposed bill aims to establish a permanent ban on coaches and athletics personnel who engage in the recruitment of students to their schools. It introduces a new section to the Arkansas Code, specifically 6-17-125, which defines key terms related to recruitment, including "athletics personnel," "recruit," and "school." The bill clarifies that recruitment involves the use of undue influence or special inducement by school-employed coaches or athletics personnel to encourage students to transfer or remain at their school for participation in extracurricular activities.

Under the new provisions, if a coach or athletics personnel member is found by the Arkansas Activities Association to have recruited a student, they will face a permanent ban from any coaching or athletics-related employment within the state. This legislation seeks to uphold the integrity of school athletics by preventing unethical recruitment practices.