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House Bill 1775 |
House Author: Thompson, Ed et al. |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Hancock |
House Bill 1775 amends the Education Code to authorize the University Interscholastic League (UIL) to require a sports official, as a condition of eligibility to officiate a UIL-sponsored contest, to be registered with the UIL and comply with the registration requirements set out by the bill, have completed initial and continuing education programs regarding UIL rules, be a member in good standing of a local chapter or association of sports officials recognized by the UIL for that purpose, and agree to abide by UIL rules.
House Bill 1775 requires a sports official registering with the UIL to provide directory information and submit to a criminal background check. The bill prohibits the UIL from charging a sports official who completes an initial or continuing education program regarding UIL rules a fee for more than one of those programs, authorizes the collection of a registration fee only to defray the cost of registering sports officials, limits the fee amount to the amount determined necessary for that purpose, and requires the UIL to post the fee amount on the UIL's Internet website. The bill authorizes the UIL to revoke or suspend UIL registration of a sports official determined to have violated UIL constitutional provisions or contest rules governing sports officials or other applicable UIL policy, sets out procedures for such revocation or suspension, and requires the UIL to adopt rules to provide a sports official with the opportunity for an appeals process before the UIL revokes or suspends the sports official's registration.
House Bill 1775 prohibits the UIL from sponsoring or organizing any association of sports officials in which the majority of the membership is composed of sports officials who officiate team sports. The bill authorizes the UIL to set rates or fee schedules payable by a school district or open-enrollment charter school to a sports official.