Bill Text: TX HB370 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Engrossed

Texas House Bill 370 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the eligibility of a student to participate in extracurricular activities or competitions after transferring or moving from one public school to another.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-05-18 - Returned from the House for further action [HB370 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB370-Engrossed.html

	82R14454 EAH-F

	By: Hochberg	H.B. No. 370



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the eligibility of a student to participate in
	extracurricular activities or competitions after transferring or
	moving from one public school to another.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 33.088 to read as follows:
	Sec. 33.088. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN TRANSFER STUDENTS. (a)
	Except as provided by Subsection (b), a student who transfers to a
	school or moves into the attendance zone of a school for the purpose
	of participating in an extracurricular activity or a University
	Interscholastic League competition offered at that school is not
	ineligible to participate in the activity or competition if:
	(1) the activity or competition is not offered at the
	school from which the student transferred or moved; and
	(2) the student is otherwise eligible to participate
	in the activity or competition.
	(b) The University Interscholastic League may adopt rules
	providing that a student who two or more times during a school year
	transfers to a school or moves into the attendance zone of a school
	for the purpose of participating in a league competition offered at
	that school is ineligible to participate in the competition.
	SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012
	school year.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2011.