Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S538: Extracurricular Activities
Status: Chaptered, May 26, 2026
Authorizing district school boards to adopt policies for the use of certain funds to provide funding to specified persons relating to extracurricular activities; revising eligibility requirements for a student to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity; requiring the athletic director or other appropriate administrator to maintain records for all eligible students participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at a member school; authorizing a public school to assess an activity fee for certain students; prohibiting a student from participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at two different schools within the same school year unless the student meets specified criteria, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to extracurricular activities; amending s. 1001.43, F.S.; authorizing district school boards to adopt policies for the use of certain funds to provide funding to specified persons relating to extracurricular activities; prohibiting such funds from being used as severance pay or compensation; amending s. 1006.15, F.S.; providing and revising definitions; revising eligibility requirements for a student to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity; providing construction; deleting obsolete provisions…
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
An act relating to extracurricular activities; amending s. 1001.43, F.S.; authorizing district school boards to adopt policies for the use of certain funds to provide funding to specified persons relating to extracurricular activities; prohibiting such funds from being used as severance pay or compensation; amending s. 1006.15, F.S.; providing and revising definitions; revising eligibility requirements for a student to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity; providing construction; deleting obsolete provisions; requiring governing organizations to adopt, maintain, and enforce specified manuals or handbooks; requiring that insurance provided by district school boards for participants in extracurricular activities cover any eligible student; deleting requirements for the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) to facilitate a program for private school students to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic sport; requiring the athletic director or other appropriate administrator to maintain records for all eligible students participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activities at a member school; revising requirements for a student to apply to participate in an interscholastic or intrascholastic extracurricular activity at certain schools; authorizing a public school to assess an activity fee for certain students; providing a limitation on such fee; requiring such fee to be annually approved by a district school board or charter school governing board, as appropriate; requiring each school to annually publish a complete list of such …