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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to intercollegiate athletic competitions based on |
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biological sex. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.980, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) An intercollegiate athletic team sponsored or |
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authorized by an out-of-state postsecondary educational |
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institution may not compete in an intercollegiate athletic |
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competition against an intercollegiate athletic team sponsored or |
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authorized by an institution of higher education unless the |
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out-of-state institution, not later than the 30th day before the |
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date of the athletic competition, certifies to the institution of |
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higher education that the out-of-state institution will comply with |
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the requirements of Subsection (b) during the athletic competition. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.980(c-1), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with intercollegiate athletic |
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competitions sponsored or authorized by a public institution of |
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higher education for the 2025-2026 academic year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a 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, 2025. |