Bill Text: TX SB1946 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the rulemaking authority of the University Interscholastic League
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-01 - Referred to Education [SB1946 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB1946-Introduced.html
| By: Springer | S.B. No. 1946 | |
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| relating to the rulemaking authority of the University | ||
| Interscholastic League | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Sec. 33.083, Education Code, is amended to read | ||
| as follows:(a) The rules and procedures of an organization | ||
| sanctioning or conducting interscholastic competition, including | ||
| rules providing penalties for rules violations by school district | ||
| personnel, must be consistent with State Board of Education rules. | ||
| (b) The University Interscholastic League is a part of The | ||
| University of Texas at Austin and must submit its rules and | ||
| procedures to the commissioner for approval or disapproval. The | ||
| funds belonging to the University Interscholastic League shall be | ||
| deposited with The University of Texas at Austin for the benefit of | ||
| the league and shall be subject to audits by The University of Texas | ||
| at Austin, The University of Texas System, and the state auditor. | ||
| Copies of annual audits shall be furnished, on request, to members | ||
| of the legislature. | ||
| (b-1) The University Interscholastic League shall not have | ||
| jurisdiction, or make any rules pertaining to the physical | ||
| buildings owned by the School Districts in which sanctioned | ||
| activities of the University Interscholastic League are held. | ||
| (c) The State Board of Education may seek an injunction to | ||
| enforce this section. | ||
| (d) The University Interscholastic League shall file | ||
| annually with the governor and the presiding officer of each house | ||
| of the legislature a complete and detailed written report | ||
| accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the University | ||
| Interscholastic League during the preceding fiscal year. The form | ||
| of the annual report and the reporting time are as provided by the | ||
| General Appropriations Act. | ||
| SECTION 2: This Act takes effect September 1, 2021 | ||
