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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to local school district policies regarding student |
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eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.0814 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.0814. SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY ON STUDENT ELIGIBILITY |
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TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. (a) Notwithstanding |
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Section 33.081, the board of trustees of a school district may adopt |
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a policy governing the eligibility of a student to participate in an |
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extracurricular activity sponsored or sanctioned by the school |
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district or the University Interscholastic League after a grade |
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evaluation period in which the student received a grade lower than |
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the equivalent of 70 on a scale of 100 in any academic class other |
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than an identified honors or advanced class. |
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(b) In adopting a policy under this section, the board of |
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trustees shall consult district faculty, coaches, band directors, |
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and other appropriate personnel. |
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(c) A policy adopted under this section: |
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(1) may provide for any student disciplinary measure |
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considered appropriate by the board, including special tutoring |
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requirements, supervised study hall requirements, library time |
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requirements, additional practice-time requirements, detention |
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periods, or periods of suspension from participation in |
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extracurricular activities; |
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(2) must be consistent with Section 33.081(e), if the |
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policy provides for suspension from participation in |
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extracurricular activities of a student with a disability that |
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significantly interferes with the student's ability to meet regular |
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academic standards; and |
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(3) prevails over any conflicting provision in Section |
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33.081, other than Section 33.081(e). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2007-2008 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |