76R14900 KEL-D By Van de Putte H.B. No. 3284 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3284: By Reyna of Dallas C.S.H.B. No. 3284 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the establishment and use of a women's athletic 1-3 development fund and a study of women's athletic development 1-4 practices at institutions of higher education. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Chapter 51, Education Code, is amended by adding 1-7 Subchapter V to read as follows: 1-8 SUBCHAPTER V. WOMEN'S ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT FUND 1-9 Sec. 51.831. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: 1-10 (1) "Board" has the meaning assigned by Section 1-11 61.003. 1-12 (2) "Fund" means the women's athletic development fund 1-13 established under this subchapter. 1-14 (3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning 1-15 assigned by Section 61.003. 1-16 Sec. 51.832. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND. The women's athletic 1-17 development fund is a fund in the state treasury. The board shall 1-18 administer the fund. 1-19 Sec. 51.833. USE OF FUND. The board shall allocate money in 1-20 the fund to institutions of higher education to support women's 1-21 athletic development programs that are operated by the institution 1-22 on a collaborative basis with one or more public high schools in 1-23 this state. 1-24 Sec. 51.834. CRITERIA IN SELECTING PROGRAMS. In selecting 2-1 programs to be supported with money from the fund, the board shall 2-2 give priority to programs addressing the needs of public high 2-3 school students whose economic conditions limit their access to 2-4 athletic facilities, programs, and opportunities. The board shall 2-5 also consider other relevant factors, including whether a program: 2-6 (1) promotes gender equity; 2-7 (2) includes the participation of collegiate-level 2-8 coaches and athletes, to the extent the participation is allowed by 2-9 the rules of the national intercollegiate athletic association of 2-10 which the institution of higher education operating the program is 2-11 a member; and 2-12 (3) has a history of increasing athletic 2-13 opportunities. 2-14 Sec. 51.835. FUNDING. The board may not implement this 2-15 subchapter unless money is specifically appropriated for that 2-16 purpose. 2-17 SECTION 2. (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating 2-18 Board shall conduct a best practices study of women's athletic 2-19 development programs currently operated by public institutions of 2-20 higher education in Texas and in other states and shall make its 2-21 findings and recommendations available not later than December 1, 2-22 2000, in a report to the legislature and to the public institutions 2-23 of higher education in this state. 2-24 (b) The report shall include an analysis of the effect of 2-25 the programs studied under Subsection (a) of this section on 2-26 subsequent student enrollment in and academic performance at public 2-27 or private institutions of higher education. 3-1 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999, but only 3-2 if a specific appropriation for the implementation of this Act or 3-3 of Subchapter V, Chapter 51, Education Code, as added by this Act, 3-4 is provided in H.B. No. 1 (General Appropriations Act), Acts of the 3-5 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999. If no specific 3-6 appropriation for that purpose is provided in H.B. No. 1, this Act 3-7 has no effect. 3-8 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 3-9 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-10 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-11 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-12 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.