A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require acceptance of cash and senior tar heel cards for admission to high school interscholastic athletic activities.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑407.55 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C‑407.55.  Rules for high school interscholastic athletic activities.
The State Board of Education shall adopt rules governing high school interscholastic athletic activities conducted by public school units that include the following:
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(10)	Entry rules. – These rules shall establish requirements related to fees charged to any student or member of the public to attend any interscholastic athletic activity. As a minimum, the rules shall require the following:
a.	When an admission fee is charged to an interscholastic athletic activity, cash shall be accepted as a form of payment for admissions at the time of the event.
b.	An individual issued a Tar Heel Card for senior citizens by the Department of Health and Human Services shall receive free admission to any interscholastic athletic activity upon display of that card to the admissions staff for the activity."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2025‑2026 school year.