HBA-NMO H.B. 33 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 33
By: Goolsby
Higher Education
3/11/1999
Committee Report (Amended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Currently, the state seal of Texas is not required to be placed on the
athletic uniforms of the state's public universities and colleges.  At the
same time, as a form of advertisement, corporations are paying to have
their logos placed on intercollegiate athletic uniforms.  H.B. 33 requires
intercollegiate teams organized by Texas public senior colleges or
universities to display the state seal on their uniforms.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
  
SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, by adding
Section 51.9246, as follows: 

Sec. 51.9246.  DISPLAY OF STATE SEAL ON ATHLETIC TEAM UNIFORMS.  Defines
"general academic teaching institution."  Requires an intercollegiate
athletic team organized by a public senior college or university to affix a
representation of the state seal on each team participant's uniform.
Specifies the seal be visible to spectators and be placed prominently on
the uniform.  Specifies the seal be at least as large as any other logo,
representation, or symbol on the uniform, other than that of the college or
university, the team name, or the number or name identifying the
participant. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.   


EXPLANATION OF AMENDMENTS

Committee Amendment #1

SECTION 1.  Requires the state seal to be affixed in conformance with the
rules of the national association for the promotion and regulation of
intercollegiate athletics of which the institution is a member.