§3A-301.

§3A-301.
   
   A. As used in this act:
   
   1. "Amateur athlete" means any athlete who meets the eligibility
   standards established by the national governing body for the sport in
   which the athlete competes;
   
   2. "Amateur athletic competition" means a contest, game, meet, match,
   tournament, regatta, or other event in which amateur athletes compete;
   
   3. "Amateur sports organization" means a not-for-profit corporation,
   club, federation, union, association, or other group organized in the
   United States or the State of Oklahoma which sponsors or arranges any
   amateur athletic competition;
   
   4. "Corporation" means the United States Olympic Corporation;
   
   5. "National governing body" means an amateur sports organization
   which is recognized by the Corporation in accordance with Section 391
   of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, 36 U.S.C., Section 371 et seq.; and
   
   6. "Sanction" means a certificate of approval issued by a national
   governing body.
   
   B. The provision of this section shall apply to those amateur sports
   organizations that have been or are currently seeking recognition,
   sanction, associate membership, affiliate membership or full
   membership of the national governing body for the sport in which the
   athletes or teams compete.
   
   C. All public or private schools affiliated with the Oklahoma
   Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA) which sponsors or
   conducts amateur athletes or athletic competition shall not be
   considered an amateur sports organization under the provisions of this
   section, provided however such schools shall comply with the OSSAA
   guidelines concerning discriminatory practices against amateur
   athletes.
   
   D. All public and private organizations or religious-based
   organizations or individuals who sponsor, support or conduct an
   amateur sports organization or athletic competition that is not
   officially sanctioned or is not seeking sanction as a full, affiliate
   or associate member of the national governing body for the sport being
   played, as defined by Section 373 of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978,
   36 U.S.C., Section 371 et seq., shall not be subject to this section
   and shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such competition and shall
   be entitled to establish eligibility standards, provided however those
   standards do not conflict with federal or state law or established
   standards set by a governing body for which the organization or
   individual may seek affiliation or membership at the local, state or
   regional level.
   
   E. All amateur sports organizations shall follow the eligibility
   standards established by the national governing body for the sport in
   which the athlete competes and shall:
   
   1. Demonstrate that its membership is open to all individual amateur
   athletes, teams, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators or
   officials who seek membership, and to all amateur sports organizations
   which conduct programs in the sport for which membership is sought;
   
   2. Provide an equal opportunity to all amateur athletes, teams,
   coaches, trainers, managers, administrators and officials to
   participate in amateur athletic competition without discrimination on
   the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, geographical boundaries
   or national origin; and to provide fair notice and an opportunity for
   hearing to any amateur athlete, team, coach, trainer, manager,
   administrator or official before determining that such individual or
   team is ineligible to participate;
   
   3. Not have eligibility criteria relating to amateur status which are
   more restrictive than those of the appropriate international sports
   federation;
   
   4. Provide equitable support and encouragement to women for
   participation in athletic competition where separate programs for male
   and female athletes are conducted on a statewide basis;
   
   5. Encourage and support amateur athletic sports programs for
   handicapped individuals in amateur athletic activity including, where
   feasible, expanding the opportunities for meaningful participation by
   handicapped individuals in athletic competition for able-bodied
   individuals; and
   
   6. Encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletes of racial and
   ethnic minorities for the purpose of eliciting the participation of
   such minorities in amateur athletic activities in which they are
   underrepresented.
   
   F. All amateur athletes or teams who are members of an amateur sports
   organization shall not be restricted from playing either recreational
   or competitive sports due to race, color, religion, age, sex,
   geographical boundaries or national origin.
   
   G. Any person, officer or amateur sports organization, as defined by
   the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, 36 U.S.C., Section 373 and by the
   provisions of this section, knowingly violating the provisions of
   subsection F of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and,
   upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not more
   than six (6) months or fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars
   ($500.00), or both such fine and imprisonment; and knowing violation
   of any of the provisions of this section may subject such persons or
   organization to civil penalties.