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House Bill 2484 |
House Author: Guillen et al. |
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Effective: 6-13-23 |
Senate Sponsor: LaMantia et al. |
House Bill 2484 amends the Education Code to require a public school district to prohibit a spectator of an extracurricular athletic activity or competition, including a parent or guardian of a student participant, from attending any future extracurricular activity sponsored or sanctioned by the district or the University Interscholastic League if the spectator engages in certain conduct causing bodily injury of an official of the extracurricular athletic activity in retaliation for or as a result of the person's actions taken in that official capacity. The bill establishes a minimum prohibition length of one year from the date on which the prohibition is imposed and a maximum length of five years from that date, and authorizes a district to establish an appeals process for the prohibition. If a participant or spectator engages in, attempts to engage in, or threatens violent conduct against an official or otherwise disrupts the duties or free movement of the official at an activity or competition held on the property of a district or open‑enrollment charter school, or if the district or charter school suspects that a related incident will occur, the district or charter school must provide security personnel to ensure the safety of the official until the official departs the property.