By Hochberg H.B. No. 2452
77R3816 BDH-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the establishment of a medical board for University
1-3 Interscholastic League athletic competitions.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
1-6 amended by adding Section 33.0841 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 33.0841. UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE MEDICAL
1-8 BOARD. (a) The University Interscholastic League Medical Board is
1-9 composed of the following members appointed by the governor with
1-10 the advice and consent of the senate:
1-11 (1) one physician specializing in sports medicine;
1-12 (2) one physician specializing in general pediatric
1-13 medicine;
1-14 (3) one physician specializing in orthopedic medicine
1-15 and working with children or adolescents as an athletic team
1-16 physician;
1-17 (4) one physician specializing in pediatric
1-18 neurological medicine; and
1-19 (5) an athletic trainer.
1-20 (b) To be eligible to serve as a member of the medical
1-21 board, a physician must be licensed and practicing medicine in the
1-22 state and be of good standing in the medical profession.
1-23 (c) Members of the medical board serve staggered two-year
1-24 terms, with the terms of the members described by Subsections
2-1 (a)(1)-(3) expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year and the
2-2 terms of the members described by Subsections (a)(4) and (5)
2-3 expiring on February 1 of each even-numbered year. A member may
2-4 serve more than one term.
2-5 (d) The governor shall select a chair from among the medical
2-6 board members.
2-7 (e) A member of the medical board may not receive
2-8 compensation, but is entitled to reimbursement from the University
2-9 Interscholastic League for travel expenses incurred by the member
2-10 while conducting the business of the medical board.
2-11 (f) A rule adopted by the University Interscholastic League
2-12 or a school district policy that directly affects the health of
2-13 students participating in a league athletic competition must be
2-14 submitted to the medical board and is not effective unless approved
2-15 by that board.
2-16 (g) The medical board shall by rule adopt a uniform medical
2-17 policy applicable to students, campuses, and school districts
2-18 participating in University Interscholastic League athletic
2-19 competitions. The rules must include:
2-20 (1) minimum requirements for any physical examinations
2-21 and medical screenings conducted to determine student eligibility
2-22 for University Interscholastic League athletic competitions; and
2-23 (2) appropriate procedures for examination of students
2-24 who sustain bodily injuries while training for or participating in
2-25 a University Interscholastic League athletic competition.
2-26 (h) A rule adopted by the medical board under Subsection (g)
2-27 must be submitted to the commissioner and is not effective unless
3-1 the rule is approved by the commissioner.
3-2 (i) A school district employee or a campus that violates a
3-3 rule adopted under Subsection (g) is ineligible for participation
3-4 in any University Interscholastic League athletic competition. The
3-5 commissioner shall determine the duration of the period of
3-6 ineligibility under this subsection.
3-7 SECTION 2. (a) As soon as possible after the effective date
3-8 of this Act, the governor shall appoint the initial members of the
3-9 University Interscholastic League Medical Board created under
3-10 Section 33.0841, Education Code, as added by this Act.
3-11 (b) Not later than June 1, 2002, the University
3-12 Interscholastic League Medical Board shall by rule adopt a uniform
3-13 medical policy applicable to students, campuses, and school
3-14 districts participating in University Interscholastic League
3-15 athletic competitions and submit the rules to the commissioner of
3-16 education for approval, as provided by Section 33.0841, Education
3-17 Code, as added by this Act.
3-18 SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act
3-19 applies beginning with the 2002-2003 school year.
3-20 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
3-21 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3-22 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3-23 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3-24 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.