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New law allows Indiana students to transfer schools for athletics

Students will be allowed to transfer school corporations to participate in athletics under a bill sent to Indiana Gov. Mike Braun.
Students will be allowed to transfer school corporations to participate in athletics under a bill sent to Indiana Gov. Mike Braun.

Students will be allowed to transfer school corporations to participate in athletics under a bill sent to Gov. Mike Braun.

He signed  HEA 1064 into law on May 1.

Current law prohibits students from transferring to a school district outside of where they live if the reason is primarily for athletics.

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The bill also initially required schools to accept cash at sporting events, but that provision was removed in the Senate. The measure will take effect July 1.

Kirsten is our education reporter. Contact her at  kadair@wfyi.org  or follow her on Twitter at  @kirsten_adair .

Kirsten Adair grew up in Greentown, Indiana and graduated from Butler University's College of Communication with a degree in journalism. Before coming to IPB News, Adair was a news reporter at The Kokomo Perspective and Logansport Pharos-Tribune in north-central Indiana. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, reading, and cuddling with her two cats.