By: Schwertner S.B. No. 1981
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to selection of statewide competition locations by the
University Interscholastic League.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 33.0835 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.0835. UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE:
SELECTION OF LOCATIONS FOR STATEWIDE COMPETITIONS. (a) The
University Interscholastic League shall select locations for
statewide competitions in extracurricular activities sponsored or
sanctioned by the league in accordance with this section.
(b) For each extracurricular activity for which the
University Interscholastic League sponsors or sanctions a
statewide annual competition, the league shall periodically issue a
statewide request for proposals from institutions of higher
education and other appropriate entities seeking to host the
statewide competition during the year or years specified in the
request for proposals.
(c) A request for proposals must:
(1) specify the factors that the University
Interscholastic League will consider in selecting the host for the
statewide competition; and
(2) require an entity to submit relevant information
regarding the capability of the entity to host the competition,
including available facilities, accommodations, and personnel.
SECTION 2. Section 33.0835, Education Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to a statewide competition to be held on or
after September 1, 2018.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.