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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to cognitive-linguistic assessments of participants in |
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extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the |
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University Interscholastic League. |
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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 33.093 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.093. COGNITIVE-LINGUISTIC ASSESSMENTS OF |
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PARTICIPANTS IN EXTRACURRICULAR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. (a) A |
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student who is required under University Interscholastic League or |
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school district rule or policy to receive a physical examination |
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before being allowed to participate in an athletic activity |
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sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League |
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also must receive a cognitive-linguistic assessment performed by an |
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appropriately licensed health care professional before being |
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allowed to participate in the activity, including a practice for |
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the activity. |
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(b) A student who, after sustaining a concussion, is |
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required under University Interscholastic League or school |
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district rule or policy to receive a physical examination or obtain |
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medical approval before being allowed to resume participating in or |
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practicing for an athletic activity sponsored or sanctioned by the |
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University Interscholastic League also must obtain a |
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cognitive-linguistic assessment performed by an appropriately |
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licensed health care professional before being allowed to resume |
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participating in or practicing for the activity. The results of the |
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cognitive-linguistic assessment must be considered as a factor in |
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determining whether the student is to be allowed to resume |
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participating in or practicing for the activity. |
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(c) The University Interscholastic League shall adopt rules |
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as necessary to administer this section. |
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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 September 1, 2011. |