88R137 JES-D
 
  By: Middleton S.B. No. 795
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the transfer of the University Interscholastic League
  from The University of Texas at Austin to the Texas Education
  Agency.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 33.083(b), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  The University Interscholastic League is a part of the
  agency [The University of Texas at Austin] and must submit its rules
  and procedures to the commissioner for approval or disapproval.
  The funds belonging to the University Interscholastic League shall
  be deposited with the agency [The University of Texas at Austin] for
  the benefit of the league and shall be subject to audits by [The
  University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas System, and]
  the state auditor. Copies of annual audits shall be furnished, on
  request, to members of the legislature.
         SECTION 2.  Section 67.26, Education Code, is transferred to
  Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, and redesignated as
  Section 33.0835, Education Code, to read as follows:
         Sec. 33.0835 [67.26].  UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE;
  VENUE FOR SUITS.  Venue for suits brought against the University
  Interscholastic League or for suits involving the interpretation or
  enforcement of the rules or regulations of the University
  Interscholastic League shall be in Travis County, Texas.  When the
  litigation involves a school district located within Travis County,
  it shall be heard by a visiting judge.
         SECTION 3.  (a) On September 1, 2023, the University
  Interscholastic League is transferred from The University of Texas
  at Austin to the Texas Education Agency in accordance with this Act.
         (b)  All forms, rules, and procedures of the University
  Interscholastic League that relate to extracurricular activities
  in public schools and that are in effect on September 1, 2023,
  continue in effect. Any proceeding pending on the effective date of
  this Act is continued without change in status after the effective
  date of this Act.
         (c)  All records of the University Interscholastic League
  relating to extracurricular activities in public schools are
  transferred from The University of Texas at Austin to the Texas
  Education Agency. Other assets of the league shall also be
  transferred to the agency unless the asset was acquired at the
  expense of The University of Texas at Austin, in which case the
  asset shall be transferred to the university.
         (d)  An employee working for the University Interscholastic
  League at The University of Texas at Austin becomes an employee of
  the University Interscholastic League at the Texas Education
  Agency.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.