By: Thompson of Brazoria (Senate Sponsor - Hancock) H.B. No. 1075
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2017;
May 9, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
Education; May 19, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 1; May 19, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the frequency of criminal background checks for sports
officials registered with the University Interscholastic League.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.085, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to
read as follows:
(b) The league may require a sports official, as a condition
of eligibility to officiate a contest sponsored by the league, to:
(1) be registered with the league and comply with the
registration requirements of Subsections [Subsection] (c) and
(c-1);
(2) have completed initial and continuing education
programs regarding league rules;
(3) be a member in good standing of a local chapter or
association of sports officials recognized by the league for that
purpose; and
(4) agree to abide by league rules, including fee
schedules and travel reimbursement guidelines for payment by school
districts or open-enrollment charter schools to a sports official.
(c) In registering with the league, a sports official must
be required to provide directory information required by the league
and undergo an initial [submit to a] criminal background check.
(c-1) To maintain registration with the league, a sports
official must:
(1) maintain compliance with conditions of
eligibility required by the league under Subsection (b); and
(2) undergo a subsequent criminal background check
once every three years following the date of the initial criminal
background check under Subsection (c).
SECTION 2. (a) Section 33.085, Education Code, as amended
by this Act, applies to each sports official authorized to
officiate a contest sponsored by the University Interscholastic
League, regardless of whether an official initially registered with
the league under that section before the effective date of this Act.
(b) The University Interscholastic League shall ensure that
each sports official registered under Section 33.085, Education
Code, before the effective date of this Act undergoes a subsequent
criminal background check not later than September 1, 2020.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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