A bill for an act relating to noncontact periods for students, coaches, directors, and teachers in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions.

HF 2508 requires Iowa school organizations and nonschool groups operating extracurricular athletic activities to observe specific noncontact periods starting in the 2026-2027 school year. During these periods (summer: 10 days, fall: 7 days in November, winter: Dec 25-Jan 1, spring: 7 days during spring break), coaches, directors, and teachers cannot contact students about athletics, dance, cheerleading, band, show choir, or theater, and no competitions may occur. All high school students - including incoming ninth graders - are subject to these rules, meaning they cannot communicate with coaches or use school facilities for these activities during designated times, on or off campus. The bill applies to both school-sponsored and nonschool-sponsored organizations that schedule these events.