85R13850 KKA-D
By: Isaac H.B. No. 2768
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a ban from subsequent competition of a public or private
school student who assaults a sports official or other competition
judge during an extracurricular competition.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 33.090 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.090. CERTAIN STUDENTS BANNED FROM COMPETITION. (a)
In this section:
(1) "Assault" means conduct that contains the elements
of the offense of assault under Section 22.01(a)(1) or (3), Penal
Code.
(2) "Association" means the Texas Association of
Private and Parochial Schools or a successor organization.
(3) "League" means the University Interscholastic
League.
(b) A public or private school student who assaults a sports
official or other competition judge during a competition sponsored
or sanctioned by the league or association is prohibited from
participating in any subsequent competition sponsored or
sanctioned by the league or association.
(c) The league or association may suspend the student's
eligibility to participate immediately on the occurrence of an
alleged assault during a competition. Subsequent league or
association action implementing the prohibition of the student from
competition under this section must occur in accordance with
league or association rules or procedures applicable to the
student's conduct, provided that the rules and procedures are
consistent with the requirements of this section.
(d) The prohibition of a student from competition under this
section:
(1) remains in effect until the student graduates from
high school; and
(2) shall be enforced jointly by the league and
association, regardless of whether the assault occurred during a
competition sponsored or sanctioned by the league or the
association.
(e) For purposes of Subsection (d)(2), the league and
association shall share information regarding each student
prohibited from competition under this section on the basis of an
assault.
SECTION 2. Section 33.090, Education Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after the effective
date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.