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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of a spectator of certain school |
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extracurricular athletic activities or competitions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.105, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A verbal warning and persisting in inappropriate |
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behavior are not required under Subsections (a)(2)(A) and (B) for a |
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person serving as a referee, judge, or other official of an |
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extracurricular athletic activity or competition sponsored or |
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sanctioned by the school district or the University Interscholastic |
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League to eject a spectator from the extracurricular athletic |
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activity or competition. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school 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. |