[RAMDAD50]

I really think this bill is a good opportunity for parents and students to be able to fill in any learning gaps that have happened due to virtual/online learning.  The inclusion of K-12 in the bill, will be detrimental to the young students in primary grades, where more learning gaps will take place, as it could be possible that the ripple effect will be athlete in the future only having three years of high school eligibility due to the age date. 

Looking at the past calenders of KHSAA sports and the knowledge  the KHSAA is ok with players being 19 and eligible.  I think they should look at the verbiage of age eligibility to allow any athlete that does not turn 20 before the end of the school years last season to be eligible.  As well as, roll back the date of date of birth to July 15th, which is typicall the first day of practice for fall sports. 

This would read as follows:

Sec. 1) AGE RESTRICTION a) Under KRS 156.070 (2) (e), a student who becomes twenty (20) years old before the last day of the scheduled school year's season shall be ineligible for interscholastic athletic competition at a KHSAA member high school. b) A student who becomes nineteen (19) on or after July 15th shall remain eligible for the entire school year. 

If I have thought about this correctly, then this language would allow 19 year olds to play but not student-athletes that turn 20 during the school year.  

If we need to have 19 as the age: 

Sec. 1) AGE RESTRICTION a) Under KRS 156.070 (2) (e), a student who becomes nineteen (19) years old before June 21st shall be ineligible for interscholastic athletic competition at a KHSAA member high school. b) A student who becomes nineteen (19) on or after June 21st shall remain eligible for the entire school year. 

The reason for that date, is it is the latest any season has run over the past 20 years; and should eliminate any 20 year olds from participation in any of the sports at age 20. 

Thoughts?

It has nothing to do with education. Take the sports out of it. If kids wanna come back for educational reasons only then yes.....but not for sports