{"id":2703,"date":"2013-09-30T10:23:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T15:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/?page_id=2703"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:43:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T20:43:31","slug":"eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/4-henrollment-guidelines\/eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All 4-H youth, including youth in public, private, and\/or home school, must adhere to the following guidelines regarding extracurricular activities and academic eligibility:<\/p>\n<p>Complete a \u201cDeclaration of Eligibility Form\u201d \u2013 If you are in public or private school, your form will be sent automatically to your school. If you are home schooled, you will be required to come to the office to pick one up and fill it out.<\/p>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p>Name of 4-H member must appear on a list of eligible students to participate in a specific extracurricular activity signed by the school principal or designee. \u2013 This list is usually used during the youth fair instead of filling out a form for each student.<\/p>\n<p>Extracurricular activities through 4-H that require a \u201cDeclaration of Eligibility Form\u201d or List of Eligible names:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All 4-H Competitive Events (this does include photography, Bell County Youth Fair,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participation in ANY 4-H event or activity that would require them to be absent from school.<\/p>\n<p>Consistent with the UIL rules, the Texas 4-H Program has adopted a three school week waiting period upon change in status of school enrollment (ie from public to private or private to home or home to public or home to private) before the 4-H member is eligible for extracurricular activity. As a result of the 81<sup>st<\/sup> Legislation, no significant changes were made in TEA or UIL rules and procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The 76<sup>th<\/sup> Legislature passed House Bill 3573 with 3 major changes in regard to school eligibility and extracurricular activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Authorizes the Commissioner of Education (instead of State Board of Education) to adopt for extracurricular activities and to approve or disapprove UIL rules and procedures.<\/li>\n<li>Suspension period of \u201cno pass, no play\u201d changed to 3 SCHOOL weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Authorizes local boards of trustees to adopt policies that establish the number of times that students may be absent to participate in extracurricular activities. It also requires that the policies allow at least ten absences for extracurricular participation but does not cap the maximum number of days that may be missed for extracurricular participation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 500px;\" width=\"500\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Are you participating in a contest and\/or stock show and are home educated? Then you will need to fill out an eligibility form for EACH event you attend\/participate. This form will not be accepted till at the maximum 4 weeks in advance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/bell4h\/files\/2024\/07\/24-25-Eligibility.pdf\">24-25 Eligibility Form Fillable<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This form can be filled out and faxed, emailed, or dropped by the County Extension Office.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 500px;\" width=\"500\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bell County Youth Fair<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Homeschool Eligibility Form- Homeschool Eligibility deadline: January 12, 2024. All Homeschool students must fill out an eligibility form and turn it in by the deadline.<\/li>\n<li>NO HOMESCHOOL ELIGIBILITY FORMS WILL BE\u00a0 ACCEPTED TILL AFTER JANUARY 1, 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All 4-H youth, including youth in public, private, and\/or home school, must adhere to the following guidelines regarding extracurricular activities and academic eligibility: Complete a \u201cDeclaration of Eligibility Form\u201d \u2013 If you are in public or private school, your form will be sent automatically to your school. If you are home schooled, you will be required to come to the office to pick one up and fill it out. 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