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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility of certain events under the Events Trust |
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Fund |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 478.0051 is amended by adding subsections |
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(d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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Sec. 478.0051. EVENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING. (a) Only an |
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event listed in Section 478.0001(3) is eligible for funding under |
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this chapter. |
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(b) A listed event may receive funding through the program |
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only if: |
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(1) a site selection organization, after considering |
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through a highly competitive selection process one or more sites |
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not in this state, selects a site in this state for the event to be |
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held: |
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(A) one time; or |
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(B) if the event is scheduled under an event |
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contract or event support contract to be held each year for a period |
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of years, one time in each year; |
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(2) a site selection organization selects a site in |
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this state as: |
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(A) the sole site for the event; or |
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(B) the sole site for the event in a region |
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composed of this state and one or more adjoining states; |
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(3) the event is held not more than one time in |
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any year; |
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(4) the incremental increase in tax receipts |
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determined under Section 478.0102 is at least $1 million; and |
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(5) not later than the 30th day before the first |
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day of the event, a site selection organization submits a plan to |
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prevent the trafficking of persons in connection with the event to: |
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(A) the office of the attorney general; and |
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(B) the chief of the Texas Division of |
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Emergency Management. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an event described by |
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Section 478.0001(3)(GG) may receive funding through the program if |
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a portion of the event is held at one or more sites located in |
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another state or country. |
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(d) An event is not eligible for funding under this chapter |
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if the event allows for a biological male to compete in a sport |
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designated by rule or procedure for female athletes. |
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(e) For purposes of this section: |
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(1) An athlete's status as a biological male is |
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determined by the biological sex correctly stated on: |
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(A) the athlete's official birth certificate; or |
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(B) if the athlete's official birth certificate |
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described by Paragraph (A) is unobtainable, another government |
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record that accurately states the athlete's biological sex; and |
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(2) a statement of an athlete's biological sex on the |
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athlete's official birth certificate is considered to have |
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correctly stated the athlete's biological sex only if the statement |
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was: |
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(A) entered at or near the time of the athlete's |
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birth; or |
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(B) modified to correct a scrivener or clerical |
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error in the student's biological sex. |
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(f) Subsection (d) does not prohibit biological males from |
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acting as coaches, support staff, or other necessary personnel who |
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are not actively competing in the sport designated by rule or |
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procedure for female athletes. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |