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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of a student to participate in |
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extracurricular activities or competitions after transferring or |
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moving from one public school to another. |
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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 33.088 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.088. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN TRANSFER STUDENTS. (a) |
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Except as provided by Subsection (b), a student who transfers to a |
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school or moves into the attendance zone of a school for the purpose |
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of participating in a specific extracurricular activity or a |
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specific University Interscholastic League competition offered at |
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that school is not ineligible to participate in the activity or |
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competition if: |
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(1) the activity or competition is not offered at the |
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school from which the student transferred or moved; and |
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(2) the student is otherwise eligible to participate |
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in the activity or competition. |
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(b) The University Interscholastic League may adopt rules |
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providing that a student who two or more times during a school year |
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transfers to a school or moves into the attendance zone of a school |
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for the purpose of participating in a specific league competition |
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offered at that school is ineligible to participate in the |
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competition. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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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 October 1, 2011. |