Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 47A the following section:-
Section 47B. (a) A school or student participating in an athletic program pursuant to section 47 may seek arbitration to review athletic program eligibility decisions taken by the school committee or its authorized representative.
(b) The arbitration shall be conducted by 1 or more arbitrators serving on the American Arbitration Association’s National Roster of Arbitrators and Mediators. Each party shall bear the cost of its own representation, and all other costs and fees of the arbitration shall be split equally among the parties involved. The parties shall only commence arbitration after the exhaustion of all remedies internal to the school committee or its authorized representative. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate regulations setting all other minimum standards for neutral third-party arbitration.
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