From the ECS State Policy Database Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Student Participation in Athletic Programs H.B. 31 Revises academic standards for student participation in interscholastic athletics. Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt a policy relative to such eligibility requirements. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.... More... GA Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Athletics Participation, No Pass No Play Grades 6-12 GAC 160 -5-1-.18, -.19 Adds that retention of students for athletic purposes is prohibited. Repeals rule 160-5-1-.19 "Grades 6-8: Competitive Interscholastic Activities" and adds provisions related to no pass no play for middle grades students to rule 160 -5-1-.18. Requires students... More... OK Adopted 06/2008 P-12 Co-Curricular and Extracurricular Programs OAC 210:35-17-2 Amends rules to require all state accredited schools to follow Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) guidelines related to student eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities, activity absences, number of games allowed, and leng... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Exemptions for No-Pass No-Play Law S.B. 1517 Standardizes the exemptions for students enrolled in certain advanced courses from the requirement that a student be suspended from participation in extracurricular activities for receiving an unsatisfactory grade. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/bi... More... FL Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Extracurricular Eligibility S.B. 92 Relates to student standards for participation in interscholastic extracurricular student activities; relates to the grade point average of students participating in interscholastic extracurricular activities; requires execution of a contract if a student fall... More...