HF3807
Minnesota State High School League members required to allow broadcast over public access channels.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)
Related bill: SF4936
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
- To expand access to broadcasting of high school extracurricular activities by requiring that competitions be filmed and made available through public access channels. The goal is to ensure that live and recorded video of these events can be distributed by public educational or governmental access channels operating under chapter 238.
Main Provisions
- The Minnesota State High School League must adopt a policy requiring its members to allow live and recorded video production of all competitions in extracurricular activities.
- The produced video content must be distributed by public educational access channels or governmental access channels that operate under chapter 238.
- The policy cannot impair any preexisting contract that is in effect at the time the policy is adopted.
Significant Changes to Existing Law
- Adds a new subdivision (Subdivision 10) to Minnesota Statutes 128C.02, creating a formal requirement for broadcast rights related to high school extracurricular activities.
- Establishes a duty on league members to permit video production and distribution through PEG (public educational and governmental) channels, formalizing access to broadcasts of school activities.
- Provides contract protection by ensuring the new policy does not interfere with contracts already in place when the policy is adopted.
Implementation Considerations
- The requirement applies to all competitions in extracurricular activities, with distribution handled through PEG channels under chapter 238.
- Schools and the Minnesota State High School League will need to coordinate to implement live and recorded video production, scheduling, and distribution, while honoring any existing contracts.
Relevant Terms
- Minnesota State High School League
- live video production
- recorded video production
- live broadcasting / live stream
- extracurricular activities
- public educational access channels
- governmental access channels
- PEG channels
- chapter 238
- Minnesota Statutes 128C.02
- Subdivision 10
- policy
- preexisting contracts
- distribution of video content
- broadcast rights
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Education Policy | |
| March 05, 2026 | House | Action | Author added | ||
| March 18, 2026 | House | Action | Author added | ||
| March 23, 2026 | House | Action | Authors added | ||
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