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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the functions and duties of 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. Section 33.083, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The University Interscholastic League is a state agency |
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that is part of The University of Texas at Austin and must submit |
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its rules and procedures to the commissioner for approval or |
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disapproval. The funds belonging to the University Interscholastic |
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League shall be deposited with The University of Texas at Austin for |
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the benefit of the league and shall be subject to audits by The |
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University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas System, and |
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the state auditor. Copies of annual audits shall be furnished, on |
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request, to members of the legislature. |
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(b-1) The University Interscholastic League: |
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(1) creates and administers interscholastic contests, |
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including academic, music, and athletic contests, for member |
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schools; |
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(2) adopts and enforces contest rules; |
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(3) creates local committees to assist in the |
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administration of interscholastic contests; and |
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(4) performs any duty necessary to administer |
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interscholastic contests in this state for member schools. |
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(b-2) When conducting a meeting, hearing, or other official |
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duty, the University Interscholastic League, the league's state |
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executive committee, each of the league's district executive |
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committees, and any local committee of the league: |
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(1) are subject to: |
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(A) Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code; and |
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(B) Sections 2001.051, 2001.052, and 2001.053, |
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Government Code; and |
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(2) must comply with Section 26.008(a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 33.083(b-2), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a meeting or hearing conducted by a |
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district executive committee, the state executive committee, or any |
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other committee of the University Interscholastic League commenced |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A meeting or hearing |
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commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |