Missouri Senate scales back proposed oversight of high school athletics

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 461

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Missouri Senate peeled back its plans to establish broad state oversight of the Missouri State High School Activities Association, passing a less expansive bill Monday that would create a secondary appellate body for the association’s athletes.

State Sen. Jason Bean, a Holcomb Republican and the bill’s sponsor, said the legislation he pitched last week “dramatically scales back the (previous version) in a more positive, productive way.”

In February, state senators considered a version of …

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