By Nixon H.B. No. 1240 74R5620 KKA-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to participation of private schools in the University 1-3 Interscholastic League. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 21.921, Education Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: 1-7 (e) The University Interscholastic League may not deny a 1-8 school the opportunity to participate in interscholastic 1-9 competitions sanctioned or conducted by the league because the 1-10 school is a private school. The league's rules must be designed to 1-11 allow all schools in this state to participate in league activities 1-12 in the same manner. 1-13 (f) In this section, "private school" has the meaning 1-14 assigned by Section 5.001. 1-15 SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 1996-1997 1-16 school year. 1-17 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-18 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-19 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-20 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-21 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-22 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-23 passage, and it is so enacted.