The Brief
- The Polk County School Board approved a new $400 high school sports fee for non-public students Tuesday.
- The change is part of Senate Bill 538, which standardizes student athletic eligibility across the state.
- The law takes effect on July 1 ahead of the upcoming school year.
LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a new $400 activity fee for certain non-traditional student-athletes participating in district sports.
Senate Bill 538 changes
What we know:
A new state law standardizes student athletic eligibility across public, charter, private and homeschool students.
Starting July 1, students generally must participate in athletics within the district or county where they live. If their school doesn’t offer a sport, they may play at another school within their district, or in limited cases, an adjacent district if no option exists.…