A bill for an act prohibiting the expenditure of certain public moneys for dues or membership fees to high school organizations that do not use required enrollment calculations when determining school classifications for extracurricular interscholastic activities.

SF 321 prohibits Iowa public school districts, charter schools, and nonpublic schools using state funds from paying dues or participating with high school athletic organizations that don’t classify schools based on enrollment for sports competitions. Organizations must use actual enrollment numbers (with a 1.5 multiplier for nonpublic schools using education savings accounts, but not moving schools more than one classification up) to determine competition divisions. The rule takes effect January 1, 2027, though organizations could begin using the system for the 2025-2026 school year. The bill excludes eight-person football from this requirement.