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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of steroid use by students participating |
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in 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. Section 33.091(h), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(h) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to the use by a student |
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of a steroid that is dispensed, prescribed, delivered, and |
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administered by a medical practitioner for a valid medical purpose |
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and in the course of professional practice, and a student is not |
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subject to a period of ineligibility under Subsection (d)(6) on the |
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basis of that steroid use. A valid medical purpose does not include |
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the provision of steroids to a minor student to transition the |
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student's biological sex. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |