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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a ban from subsequent competition of a public or private |
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school student who assaults a sports official or other competition |
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judge during an extracurricular competition. |
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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 33.090 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.090. CERTAIN STUDENTS BANNED FROM COMPETITION. (a) |
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In this section: |
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(1) "Assault" means conduct that contains the elements |
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of the offense of assault under Section 22.01(a)(1) or (3), Penal |
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Code. |
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(2) "Association" means the Texas Association of |
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Private and Parochial Schools or a successor organization. |
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(3) "League" means the University Interscholastic |
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League. |
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(b) A public or private school student who assaults a sports |
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official or other competition judge during a competition sponsored |
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or sanctioned by the league or association is prohibited from |
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participating in any subsequent competition sponsored or |
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sanctioned by the league or association. |
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(c) The league or association may suspend the student's |
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eligibility to participate immediately on the occurrence of an |
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alleged assault during a competition. Subsequent league or |
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association action implementing the prohibition of the student from |
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competition under this section must occur in accordance with |
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league or association rules or procedures applicable to the |
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student's conduct, provided that the rules and procedures are |
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consistent with the requirements of this section. |
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(d) The prohibition of a student from competition under this |
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section: |
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(1) remains in effect until the student graduates from |
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high school; and |
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(2) shall be enforced jointly by the league and |
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association, regardless of whether the assault occurred during a |
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competition sponsored or sanctioned by the league or the |
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association. |
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(e) For purposes of Subsection (d)(2), the league and |
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association shall share information regarding each student |
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prohibited from competition under this section on the basis of an |
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assault. |
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SECTION 2. Section 33.090, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |