Existing law requires the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association to adopt rules and regulations as is necessary to govern interscholastic activities and events in this State. (NRS 385B.060) Existing regulations: (1) authorize a coach of a school to assist a pupil in voluntarily participating in an activity related to a sanctioned sport that is conducted during a period that is not the season for the sanctioned sport under certain circumstances; and (2) prohibit such participation from being a condition for qualifying for a team or for accepting the pupil as a member of a team during the season for the sanctioned sport. (NAC 385B.370) Section 3 of this bill codifies that prohibition into law and, if a person is found to have violated this prohibition, authorizes the Executive Director of the Association to prohibit the person from coaching, managing or otherwise being associated with a sanctioned sport or spirit squad at a school for not more than 1 year. Section 3 also requires the Association to adopt regulations prescribing a system of progressive discipline for violations of section 4 or 5 of this bill. Section 4 of this bill requires each coach, manager or other person associated with a sanctioned sport or spirit squad at a school that is affiliated with or a member of the Association to submit to the Executive Director of the Association an annual report that includes certain information concerning whether the coach, manager or other person also coaches, manages or is otherwise associated with an out-of-school activity related to the same sanctioned sport or spirit squad at the school. Section 5 of this bill requires the coach, manager or director of a sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event at a school, before a pupil participates in a sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event and annually thereafter, to notify each participating pupil and his or her parent or legal guardian of certain rights afforded to the pupil while participating in the sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event. Section 5 requires the Association to prescribe the form and contents of such notification. Section 2 of this bill defines the term “out-of-school activity” for the purpose of sections 3-5. Section 6 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the proper placement of section 2 in the Nevada Revised Statutes. Existing regulations provide that a pupil is eligible to participate in a sanctioned sport for not more than 8 consecutive semesters and 4 seasons. (NAC 385B.708) On March 12, 2020, the Governor of the State of Nevada issued the Declaration of Emergency for COVID-19. On May 20, 2022, the Governor issued the Proclamation Terminating Declaration of Emergency Related to COVID-19. Section 7 of this bill provides that a pupil who was enrolled in grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 at any time during the state of emergency is eligible to participate in any sanctioned sport, spirit squad or other interscholastic activity for which the rules governing eligibility are established by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association or the board of trustees of a school district for at least 10 consecutive semesters and 5 seasons if the pupil has not completed the credits required to graduate and receive a high school diploma.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 385B.010
Reprint 1: 385B.010
Reprint 2: 385B.010
As Enrolled: 385B.010
BDR: 385B.010