SB305

Existing law authorizes the formation of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association to control, supervise and regulate all interscholastic athletic events and other interscholastic events in public schools in this State. (NRS 385B.050) Under existing law, the Association is required to adopt rules and regulations as is necessary to govern such interscholastic activities and events. (NRS 385B.060) Section 2 of this bill requires the Association to adopt regulations that: (1) set forth the process for the Association to designate a sanctioned sport; (2) set forth standards for determining, without limitation, the rules governing such sanctioned sports; and (3) prioritize the designation of club sports as a sanctioned sport. Section 2 additionally requires such regulations to be published on the Internet website maintained by the Association. Section 5 of this bill requires the Association to adopt such regulations not later than October 1, 2025. If such regulations are not adopted on or before October 1, 2025, section 2 transfers the authority to adopt such regulations to the Nevada Association of School Superintendents. Finally, section 2 provides that a school that is a member of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association is not required to take certain actions, including, without limitation, establishing an athletic program, for any sport that is sanctioned as a result of such regulations. Under section 2, such regulations must authorize a person to submit a re