28-02-2025
How to watch the TSSAA Legislative Council one-time transfer proposal decision
The TSSAA Legislative Council will hold a specially called meeting Monday to discuss a proposal that would allow athletes one transfer to another school without loss of eligibility if the move is for reasons unrelated to athletics.
The TSSAA's proposal comes as Tennessee legislators consider House Bill 25, which if passed into law would change TSSAA transfer rules to allow athletes one free transfer without eligibility restrictions.
Senator Adam Lowe, R-Calhoun, a co-sponsor of the bill, described the TSSAA's new proposal as 'tone deaf.'
The discussion highlights the tension between school choice legislation and what some believe to be a fair-play issue in high school sports.
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Legislators and the TSSAA have communicated for more than a year about the TSSAA's transfer rules, with TSSAA member schools wishing to keep the long-standing bylaw that requires athletes who leave one school for another in a different zone to be ineligible for one calendar year from their last varsity game unless they have a bona fide change of address.
Legislators are pushing to make the rule less restrictive. Their interest increased leading up to the Tennessee legislature's approval of a $447 million statewide publicly funded school voucher program.
The TSSAA Legislative Council meeting will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 3 and be streamed live by the TSSAA staff in conjunction with the NFHS Network.
● How to watch: TSSAA streaming page.
Reach sports writer Tyler Palmateer at tpalmateer@ and on the X platform, formerly Twitter, @tpalmateer83.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: TSSAA one-time transfer: How to watch Legislative Council meeting vote
