ATHLETICS: Prohibits schools from being members of, or participating in competition sponsored by, an athletic association that does not provide for a gubernatorial appointee, a House member, and a Senate member to serve as voting members of its governing board or committee

HB 645 requires Louisiana high school athletic associations to include a governor-appointed member, a House-appointed member (by the speaker), and a Senate-appointed member (by the president) as voting members on their governing boards. Schools receiving state funds - both public and nonpublic - would be prohibited from joining or competing in associations that do not meet this requirement. The bill directly affects all Louisiana schools participating in state-funded interscholastic athletics by tying their eligibility to board composition. It changes participation rules by mandating specific legislative and executive representation on athletic association governing bodies.