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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regulation of steroid use by students participating in |
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athletic competitions sponsored or sanctioned by the University |
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Interscholastic League. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 33.091, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.091. REGULATION [PREVENTION] OF [ILLEGAL] STEROID |
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USE; RANDOM TESTING. |
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SECTION 2. Section 33.091, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsections (i), (j), (k), and |
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(l) to read as follows: |
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(h) Except as provided by Subsection (i), Subsection (b)(1) |
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does not apply to the use by a student of a steroid that is |
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dispensed, prescribed, delivered, and administered by a medical |
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practitioner for a valid medical purpose and in the course of |
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professional practice, and a student is not subject to a period of |
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ineligibility under Subsection (d)(6) on the basis of that steroid |
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use. A student to whom this subsection applies must, at a time |
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determined by the league, notify the league of the steroid use using |
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a form approved by the league. The form must include consent to: |
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(1) the release to the league of the student's |
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health-related information relevant to the student's steroid use; |
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and |
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(2) communication between the league and the student's |
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health care practitioners regarding the student's steroid use. |
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(i) The league may declare a student ineligible for |
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competition on the basis of steroid use described by Subsection (h) |
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if the league determines that the safety of competing students or |
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the fairness of a particular competition has been or will be |
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substantially affected by the student's steroid use. |
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(j) The league may adopt rules regarding the use of steroids |
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by students participating in an athletic competition sponsored or |
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sanctioned by the league, including rules providing for sanctions |
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and loss of eligibility for violation of league rules. The rules |
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must provide a process for the league to determine that a student is |
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in violation of this section or league rules. |
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(k) A league hearing regarding a student's use of steroids |
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shall be conducted in a closed session. |
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(l) The following information is confidential and not |
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subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code: |
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(1) health-related information obtained by the league |
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under Subsection (h); and |
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(2) information in a record arising from the league's |
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evaluation of a student's steroid use described by Subsection (h) |
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that could identify the student. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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the 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, 2017. |