2009S0012-1 11/07/08
By: Lucio S.B. No. 101
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the selection of hosting locations for certain
University Interscholastic League extracurricular competitions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 33.0831 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.0831. SELECTION OF LOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY COMPETITIONS. (a) This section applies
to extracurricular athletic, academic, or musical activities
sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the University
Interscholastic League may not select a location to host a regional
or statewide competition for an extracurricular activity if the
location served as host for the same competition during the
preceding year.
(c) The University Interscholastic League may not select a
location to host a regional or statewide competition for an
extracurricular activity unless the infrastructure and capacity of
the location's facilities are sufficient to serve the needs of the
competition.
(d) Subsection (b) does not prohibit the University
Interscholastic League from selecting a location that served as
host during the preceding year if an alternative location is not
available.
SECTION 2. Section 33.0831, Education Code, as added by
this Act, applies beginning with the 2010-2011 school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.