Hey guys.
First time poster with a question. Hope this is the right place to ask....... I am wondering if anyone can help me understand the transfer rules for student athletes transfering from another state. A family friend would like his child to have an opportunity to play competitive hockey but cannot due to their location and they do not have the finances to send him to a private school out east. Is there a way the student could play without his parents moving with him and does he need to pay tuition to the school even if it is a public school? Thank you in advance
Current MN transfer rules
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Re: Current MN transfer rules
Public schools don't charge tuition to students who open enroll from other high school collection areas and/or school districts.reeves1919 wrote:Hey guys.
First time poster with a question. Hope this is the right place to ask....... I am wondering if anyone can help me understand the transfer rules for student athletes transfering from another state. A family friend would like his child to have an opportunity to play competitive hockey but cannot due to their location and they do not have the finances to send him to a private school out east. Is there a way the student could play without his parents moving with him and does he need to pay tuition to the school even if it is a public school? Thank you in advance
As for eligibility once he gets there....
google search = mshsl + eligibility + guidelines
http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/publications ... igInfo.pdf
Here's the part you're asking about
TRANSFER RULE MSHSL Bylaw 111
A transfer student is eligible for varsity competition provided the student was in good standing on the date of withdrawal from the last school the student attended and one (1) of the provisions in Section B (below) is met.
A transfer student is eligible for varsity competition if:
9th Grade Option: The student is enrolling in 9th grade for the first time.
Family Residence Change: the student transfers from one public school district attendance area to another public school district attendance area at any time during the calendar year in which there is a change of residence and occupancy in Minnesota by the student's parents. If the student's parents move from one public school district attendance area to another public school district attendance area, the student will be eligible in the new public school attendance area or a non-public school if the student transfers at the same time the student's parents move. If the parents move from one public school district attendance area to another, the student shall continue to be fully eligible if the student continues enrollment in the prior school for the balance of the current marking period or for the balance of the academic school year. If the student elects either of the current enrollment options above, the student will be fully eligible upon transfer to the new school. A student who elects not to transfer upon a parent's change in residence shall continue to be eligible at the school in which the student is currently enrolled.
Court Ordered Residence Change for Child Protection: the student's residence is changed pursuant to a child protection order placement in a foster home, or a juvenile court disposition order.
Custody of Student: a student of legally divorced parents who have joint physical custody of the student, as indicated in the divorce decree, who moves from one custodial parent to the other custodial parent shall be fully eligible at the time of the move:
At the public school in the new public school attendance area as determined by the district school board where the
new residence is located; or
At any non-public school.
The student may utilize this provision only one time during grades 7-12 inclusive. The new residence cannot be located in the same public school attendance area as the previous residence.
Move from Out of State: if a student's parents move to Minnesota from a state or country outside of Minnesota and if the student moves at the same time the parent establishes a residence in a Minnesota public school district attendance area, the student shall be eligible at the first school the student attends in Minnesota.
Enrollment Options Program: a student who utilizes Minnesota Statute 124D.03 Enrollment Options Programs, and transfers without a corresponding change of residence by the student's parents shall elect one of the following:
retain full eligibility for varsity competition for one (1) calendar year at the school where the student was enrolled prior to the transfer after which time the student shall become fully eligible at the school to which the student has open enrolled; or
be eligible only at the non-varsity level in the school to which the student has open enrolled for one (1) calendar year.
If none of the provisions in Section 2 (above) are met, the student is ineligible for varsity competition for a period of one (1) calendar year beginning with the first day of attendance in the new school.
Students are immediately eligible for competition at the non-varsity level.
A student may not obtain eligibility as a result of a transfer. If at the time of transfer the student was not fully eligible in the previous school, the student shall be ineligible in the new school. A student who was not in good standing at the time of transfer shall be ineligible until the penalty from the previous school has been served.
Each time a student transfers and the conditions of the transfer do not meet any of the provisions of Bylaw 111.2.A., the student will be ineligible for varsity competition for a period of one (1) calendar year beginning with the first day of attendance at the new school. For example, if a student, while serving a one-year transfer suspension, transfers to another school and none of the provisions of Bylaw 111.2.A. are met, an additional one-year suspension will be applied. The student will begin serving the additional one-year suspension immediately following the completion of the previous one-year suspension.
TRANSFER RULE MSHSL Bylaw 111
A transfer student is eligible for varsity competition provided the student was in good standing on the date of withdrawal from the last school the student attended and one (1) of the provisions in Section B (below) is met.
A transfer student is eligible for varsity competition if:
9th Grade Option: The student is enrolling in 9th grade for the first time.
Family Residence Change: the student transfers from one public school district attendance area to another public school district attendance area at any time during the calendar year in which there is a change of residence and occupancy in Minnesota by the student's parents. If the student's parents move from one public school district attendance area to another public school district attendance area, the student will be eligible in the new public school attendance area or a non-public school if the student transfers at the same time the student's parents move. If the parents move from one public school district attendance area to another, the student shall continue to be fully eligible if the student continues enrollment in the prior school for the balance of the current marking period or for the balance of the academic school year. If the student elects either of the current enrollment options above, the student will be fully eligible upon transfer to the new school. A student who elects not to transfer upon a parent's change in residence shall continue to be eligible at the school in which the student is currently enrolled.
Court Ordered Residence Change for Child Protection: the student's residence is changed pursuant to a child protection order placement in a foster home, or a juvenile court disposition order.
Custody of Student: a student of legally divorced parents who have joint physical custody of the student, as indicated in the divorce decree, who moves from one custodial parent to the other custodial parent shall be fully eligible at the time of the move:
At the public school in the new public school attendance area as determined by the district school board where the
new residence is located; or
At any non-public school.
The student may utilize this provision only one time during grades 7-12 inclusive. The new residence cannot be located in the same public school attendance area as the previous residence.
Move from Out of State: if a student's parents move to Minnesota from a state or country outside of Minnesota and if the student moves at the same time the parent establishes a residence in a Minnesota public school district attendance area, the student shall be eligible at the first school the student attends in Minnesota.
Enrollment Options Program: a student who utilizes Minnesota Statute 124D.03 Enrollment Options Programs, and transfers without a corresponding change of residence by the student's parents shall elect one of the following:
retain full eligibility for varsity competition for one (1) calendar year at the school where the student was enrolled prior to the transfer after which time the student shall become fully eligible at the school to which the student has open enrolled; or
be eligible only at the non-varsity level in the school to which the student has open enrolled for one (1) calendar year.
If none of the provisions in Section 2 (above) are met, the student is ineligible for varsity competition for a period of one (1) calendar year beginning with the first day of attendance in the new school.
Students are immediately eligible for competition at the non-varsity level.
A student may not obtain eligibility as a result of a transfer. If at the time of transfer the student was not fully eligible in the previous school, the student shall be ineligible in the new school. A student who was not in good standing at the time of transfer shall be ineligible until the penalty from the previous school has been served.
Each time a student transfers and the conditions of the transfer do not meet any of the provisions of Bylaw 111.2.A., the student will be ineligible for varsity competition for a period of one (1) calendar year beginning with the first day of attendance at the new school. For example, if a student, while serving a one-year transfer suspension, transfers to another school and none of the provisions of Bylaw 111.2.A. are met, an additional one-year suspension will be applied. The student will begin serving the additional one-year suspension immediately following the completion of the previous one-year suspension.