SB 1278 - Coleman, Mary Elizabeth
Prohibits elementary and secondary schools and institutions of postsecondary education from being members of athletic organizations that allow students to use performance enhancing drugs
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
3963S.01I
Title
SB 1278
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
Effective Date
August 28, 2026
Committee
Current Status
Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 1278 - This act provides that no public school, private school, public charter school, public school district, or public or private institution of postsecondary education shall be a member of any statewide athletic activities association or national intercollegiate athletics organization that allows students to take performance enhancing drugs. Any public school, private school, public charter school, public school district, or public or private institution of postsecondary education that violates this act shall not receive any state aid or other revenues from the state. The parent or guardian of any student, or any student who is over eighteen years old, who is deprived of an athletic opportunity as a result of a violation of the act shall have a cause of action for injunctive or other equitable relief as described in the act.
This act is identical to SB 55 (2025) and similar to SB 1440 (2024).
OLIVIA SHANNON