BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 1075 |
By: Thompson, Ed |
Public Education |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties suggest that the law relating to criminal background checks for sports officials registered with the University Interscholastic League is vague and open to interpretation. C.S.H.B. 1075 seeks to add clarity to that law.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 1075 amends the Education Code to replace the requirement that a sports official registering with the University Interscholastic League (UIL) submit to a criminal background check with a requirement that such a sports official undergo an initial criminal background check. The bill requires a sports official to maintain compliance with conditions of eligibility required by the UIL and to undergo a subsequent criminal background check once every three years following the date of the initial check to maintain registration with the UIL. The bill applies to each sports official authorized to officiate a UIL-sponsored contest, regardless of whether the official initially registered with the UIL before the bill's effective date, and requires the UIL to ensure that each official registered before the bill's effective date undergoes a subsequent criminal background check not later than September 1, 2020.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 1075 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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