LBFC Study of the PIAA
January 24, 2024 10:32 AM to All House Members
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Representative Robert Matzie
D House District 16
Memo
As you know, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) oversees senior high and junior high athletic competitions in our state. Their function is to develop and enforce rules regulating those competitions. Comprised of over 1,400 public, charter, and private schools, there are more than 350,000 student athletes that compete under PIAA jurisdiction.
In my capacity as one of the six legislative appointees to the PA Athletic Oversight Committee, I have heard deep concerns over the policies, procedures, and decision making of the PIAA. Concerns from parents, teachers, athletic directors, principals, superintendents, and House and Senate members alike.
Statutorily, the authority of the PA Athletic Oversight Committee is limited. Attempts to have these concerns addressed by PIAA leadership too often go unresolved if they are considered at all.
In this light, I believe it is time to take a deliberate and considered approach in conducting a comprehensive study of the PIAA. I will soon be introducing legislation to direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to commence and complete that study.
The LBFC will be tasked with examining, reviewing, and/or making recommendations in the following areas:
In my capacity as one of the six legislative appointees to the PA Athletic Oversight Committee, I have heard deep concerns over the policies, procedures, and decision making of the PIAA. Concerns from parents, teachers, athletic directors, principals, superintendents, and House and Senate members alike.
Statutorily, the authority of the PA Athletic Oversight Committee is limited. Attempts to have these concerns addressed by PIAA leadership too often go unresolved if they are considered at all.
In this light, I believe it is time to take a deliberate and considered approach in conducting a comprehensive study of the PIAA. I will soon be introducing legislation to direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to commence and complete that study.
The LBFC will be tasked with examining, reviewing, and/or making recommendations in the following areas:
- Financial performance
- Broadcast agreements
- Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy
- Competition Classification Formula
- Transfer policy
- Location of state championships
- Composition of the Board of Directors and the feasibility of legislative and state departmental appointees to the board
- Potential expansion and enhancement of the authority of the PA Athletic Oversight Committee
Legislation
Document - Introduced as HR 318
Last updated on February 7, 2024 01:46 PM
LBFC Study of the PIAA
January 24, 2024 10:32 AM to All House Members
Circulated By
MATZIE
Memo
As you know, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) oversees senior high and junior high athletic competitions in our state. Their function is to develop and enforce rules regulating those competitions. Comprised of over 1,400 public, charter, and private schools, there are more than 350,000 student athletes that compete under PIAA jurisdiction.
In my capacity as one of the six legislative appointees to the PA Athletic Oversight Committee, I have heard deep concerns over the policies, procedures, and decision making of the PIAA. Concerns from parents, teachers, athletic directors, principals, superintendents, and House and Senate members alike.
Statutorily, the authority of the PA Athletic Oversight Committee is limited. Attempts to have these concerns addressed by PIAA leadership too often go unresolved if they are considered at all.
In this light, I believe it is time to take a deliberate and considered approach in conducting a comprehensive study of the PIAA. I will soon be introducing legislation to direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to commence and complete that study.
The LBFC will be tasked with examining, reviewing, and/or making recommendations in the following areas:
In my capacity as one of the six legislative appointees to the PA Athletic Oversight Committee, I have heard deep concerns over the policies, procedures, and decision making of the PIAA. Concerns from parents, teachers, athletic directors, principals, superintendents, and House and Senate members alike.
Statutorily, the authority of the PA Athletic Oversight Committee is limited. Attempts to have these concerns addressed by PIAA leadership too often go unresolved if they are considered at all.
In this light, I believe it is time to take a deliberate and considered approach in conducting a comprehensive study of the PIAA. I will soon be introducing legislation to direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to commence and complete that study.
The LBFC will be tasked with examining, reviewing, and/or making recommendations in the following areas:
- Financial performance
- Broadcast agreements
- Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy
- Competition Classification Formula
- Transfer policy
- Location of state championships
- Composition of the Board of Directors and the feasibility of legislative and state departmental appointees to the board
- Potential expansion and enhancement of the authority of the PA Athletic Oversight Committee
Document
Introduced as HR 318
Last Updated
February 7, 2024 01:46 PM
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