ENTRY FEES FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS EVENTS. (NEW)

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 2 (Public) Filed Wednesday, January 29, 2025
AN ACT TO REQUIRE ACCEPTANCE OF CASH FOR ADMISSION TO HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES.
Intro. by Pyrtle.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Mar 6 2025)

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Long title change

Submitted by ddecamillis@sog... on

House committee substitute to the first edition changed the long title. Original title was AN ACT TO REQUIRE ACCEPTANCE OF CASH AND SENIOR TAR HEEL CARDS FOR ADMISSION TO HIGH SCHOOL INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES.

Bill History:

H 2

Bill Summaries:

  • Bill H 2 (2025-2026)
    Summary date: Feb 25 2025 - View Summary

    House committee substitute replaces the 1st edition in its entirety with the following. Amends GS 115C-407.65 (high school interscholastic events) and GS 115C-407.70 (middle school interscholastic events) so that public school high school and middle school units must accept cash as a form of payment for admissions at the time of the event for any interscholastic athletic activity where an admission fee is charged. Allows schools to adopt a policy allowing the cash to be deposited the next business day along with procedures for handling said cash prior to deposit. Makes conforming changes to act's titles. Applies beginning with the 2025-26 school year.

    Education, Elementary and Secondary Education
    GS 115
  • Bill H 2 (2025-2026)
    Summary date: Jan 29 2025 - View Summary

    Amends GS 115C-407.55 to require the State Board of Education to adopt rules establishing requirements for the fee charged a student or member of the public to attend an interscholastic athletic activity. Requires that the rules make cash be an accepted form of payment for any admission fee and that senior citizens with a Tar Heel Card be given free admission. Applies beginning with the 2025-26 school year.

    Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Government, State Agencies, State Board of Education
    GS 115
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