Bill Text: TX SB2202 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the authority of school districts and school district students to participate in University Interscholastic League competitions.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-29 - Referred to Education [SB2202 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB2202-Introduced.html
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| By: Lucio | S.B. No. 2202 | |
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| relating to the authority of school districts and school district | ||
| students to participate in University Interscholastic League | ||
| competitions. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 33.0834 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 33.0834. SCHOOL BUS SEAT BELT COMPLIANCE AS CONDITION | ||
| OF PARTICIPATION IN UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE | ||
| COMPETITIONS. (a) In order to ensure the safety of all students, | ||
| including those who participate in off-campus activities, it is the | ||
| public policy of this state to take every measure possible to | ||
| protect the lives and well-being of students while being | ||
| transported to and from school and extracurricular activities. | ||
| (b) Unless a school district obtains a waiver from the | ||
| agency as provided by Subsection (c), the University | ||
| Interscholastic League may not permit a school district or the | ||
| school district's students to participate in a competition | ||
| sponsored by the league unless the school district is in compliance | ||
| with the school bus seat belt requirements imposed by Section | ||
| 547.701(e), Transportation Code. | ||
| (c) The agency may provide a waiver for purposes of | ||
| Subsection (b) if a school district demonstrates to the agency's | ||
| satisfaction that the district: | ||
| (1) is unable to comply with the school bus seat belt | ||
| requirements because of financial hardship; and | ||
| (2) has pursued all potential sources of funding | ||
| available to assist a school district with the cost of complying, | ||
| including private donations and assistance available from the | ||
| agency as a result of state appropriations. | ||
| (d) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement | ||
| this section. | ||
| (e) Section 547.701(f), Transportation Code, does not | ||
| affect the requirement imposed under this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 33.0834, Education Code, as added by | ||
| this Act, applies beginning with the 2018-2019 school year. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
