The Committee on Education and Public Works proposes the following amendment (LC-3802.WAB0001H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-63-100(B)(3) and (4) and inserting:

  (3) student participating in interscholastic activities, cocurricular activities, extracurricular activities, or career and technical education:
   (a) resides within the attendance boundaries of the school for which the student participates; or
   (b) in the case of a Governor's school student, resides or attends a Governor's school within the attendance boundaries of the school for which the student participates; and
  (4) student notifies the superintendent of the school district in writing of his intent to participate in the interscholastic activity, cocurricular activity, extracurricular activity, or career and technical education as a representative of the school before the beginning date of the season for the activity in which he wishes to participate.; and
  (5) district has space available for the student pursuant to district policy established pursuant to subsection (K).

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-63-100(J) and inserting:

 (J) For purposes of this section, :
  (1) a Governor's school student or a home school student may participate at the same time in interscholastic activities, curricular activities, extracurricular activities, and career and technical education, without limitation or additional requirements imposed by the district that are not placed on students enrolled in the district. ; and
  (2) a home school student transferring from one public high school to another public high school in grades nine through eleven or from one public middle school to another public middle school in grades six through eight is not subject to any prohibition by the South Carolina High School League, or its successor organization, on a transfer student from participating in an interscholastic sport upon transfer. After the initial transfer, any subsequent transfer by a student to another public school shall be subject to the South Carolina High School League, or its successor organization's eligibility rules.
 (K) The State Department of Education shall develop model guidelines for home school students to participate in cocurricular activities, extracurricular activities, or career and technical education in schools within or outside of their public school attendance zone. The model guidelines shall assist local boards of trustees in establishing a home school student interdistrict participation policy. The model guidelines shall serve as the minimum standard, ensuring a baseline of expectations for all districts. Each local policy shall be based on an evaluation of available data reflecting student, school, district, and community needs to ensure access and efficient resource allocation. The policy must include and describe the application requirements, timelines, communication plans, capacity standards, approval and denial criteria, priorities of acceptance, and transportation. Capacity standards are required to be based on objective measures such as facility constraints, staffing levels, and class size limits. A school district may, but is not required to, expand capacity at a school or in a program to accommodate increased demand for home school student program participation. Each district shall review and publicly post available capacity for home school student participation on its website and update this information at least annually. School districts are not required to provide transportation but must disclose their transportation policy. Districts may establish cost-sharing agreements for home school students who require transportation. All school districts must have a home school student participation policy in place within one hundred twenty days of the publication of the model guidelines by the department. Any school district with an existing home school student participation policy must review and ensure compliance with this section within sixty days of its enactment. The department shall review all local home school student participation policies to ensure alignment with the model guidelines. If a district fails to meet minimum standards, the department may withhold administrative funding until the district demonstrates full compliance. The provisions of this chapter do not restrict a school district's ability to enact or enforce a home school student participation policy.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.