79R10138 JRJ-F

By:  Wentworth                                                    S.B. No. 1790



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the ability of football teams of general academic 
teaching institutions to participate in certain postseason 
intercollegiate competitions.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 51.968 to read as follows:
	Sec. 51.968.  PROHIBITION REGARDING CERTAIN POSTSEASON 
INTERCOLLEGIATE FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS.  (a)  In this section, 
"general academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by 
Section 61.003.
	(b)  The National Collegiate Athletic Association football 
team of a general academic teaching institution may not participate 
in an intercollegiate post-regular-season competition that is part 
of a series that includes a national championship game unless that 
competition is part of a national playoff system consisting of at 
least 16 teams competing in successive elimination games resulting 
in a final game for the national championship of that entire 
division or level of intercollegiate competition.
	(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), this section 
expires December 2, 2005.
	(d)  This section does not expire if a similar provision that 
is in effect on December 1, 2005, is adopted on or before that date 
by at least four of the following states:  Alabama, Arizona, 
California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, 
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, and Washington.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.