High School Ticket Prices, Sports Affected by New Jersey Law

A recent New Jersey law slashes state tournament admission fees, raising concerns about the future of nonrevenue sports programs.

Sparring between the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association and a state assemblyman over ticket prices cast a shadow over the three-day 2010 high school wrestling championships at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall in early March. A new law spearheaded by Democrat and longtime NJSIAA critic John Burzichelli (who claims the association spends excessively on staff salaries and benefits) prevents ticket price increases for tournament events held at school facilities and requires the association to petition the state in order to raise certain postseason prices at nonschool venues. The move now sets a precedent for other states.

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