An Act relative to fairness in high school athletics

HD 352 creates a formal arbitration process for high school athletic eligibility disputes in Massachusetts. It allows students or schools to seek review of eligibility decisions made by school committees through neutral arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association's roster, after exhausting all internal school appeals. Costs are shared equally among parties for arbitration fees (excluding each side's own representation costs). The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will establish minimum standards for this arbitration process. This bill directly affects high school athletes and school athletic programs regarding eligibility determinations.