22RS HB 276

House Bill 276

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Last Action	01/12/22: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to athletic competitions.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	276
Sponsors	S. Sheldon, B. Reed, D. Hale, S. McPherson, W. Thomas
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to require any professional sports team that enters into a contract with a public agency to play the national anthem before any sporting event at the team's home venue; define "professional sports team," "public agency," and "sporting event"; require a provision in the contract that places the professional sports team in default if the team fails to play the national anthem before the sporting event; permit the Attorney General to intervene and enforce any penalties; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require all public postsecondary institutions to play the national anthem before any intercollegiate athletic event hosted or sponsored by the institution; define "athletic event"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require all public schools to play the national anthem before any school sponsored interscholastic athletic event beginning in the 2022-2023 school year; define "athletic event".
Index Headings of Original Version	Local Mandate - Sporting events, national anthem, requirement Education, Elementary and Secondary - Sporting events, national anthem, requirement Education, Higher - Sporting events, national anthem, requirement Local Government - Contracts, sports teams, national anthem, requirement State Agencies - Contracts, professional teams, sporting events, national anthem, requirement Athletics - Sporting events, national anthem, requirement Attorney General - State contracts, national anthem, default provisions, enforcement Contracts - Sporting events, state agencies, professional teams, national anthem, requirement