| 1 | 1 | | 2009S0012-1 11/07/08 |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lucio S.B. No. 101 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the selection of hosting locations for certain |
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| 8 | 8 | | University Interscholastic League extracurricular competitions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 33.0831 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 33.0831. SELECTION OF LOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN |
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| 13 | 13 | | EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY COMPETITIONS. (a) This section applies |
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| 14 | 14 | | to extracurricular athletic, academic, or musical activities |
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| 15 | 15 | | sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the University |
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| 17 | 17 | | Interscholastic League may not select a location to host a regional |
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| 18 | 18 | | or statewide competition for an extracurricular activity if the |
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| 19 | 19 | | location served as host for the same competition during the |
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| 20 | 20 | | preceding year. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (c) The University Interscholastic League may not select a |
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| 22 | 22 | | location to host a regional or statewide competition for an |
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| 23 | 23 | | extracurricular activity unless the infrastructure and capacity of |
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| 24 | 24 | | the location's facilities are sufficient to serve the needs of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | competition. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (d) Subsection (b) does not prohibit the University |
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| 27 | 27 | | Interscholastic League from selecting a location that served as |
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| 28 | 28 | | host during the preceding year if an alternative location is not |
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| 29 | 29 | | available. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. Section 33.0831, Education Code, as added by |
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| 31 | 31 | | this Act, applies beginning with the 2010-2011 school year. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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