By: Hall, Bettencourt S.B. No. 2095
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to regulation of steroid use by students participating in
athletic competitions sponsored or sanctioned by the University
Interscholastic League.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 33.091, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 33.091. REGULATION [PREVENTION] OF [ILLEGAL] STEROID
USE; RANDOM TESTING.
SECTION 2. Section 33.091, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsections (i), (j), (k), and
(l) to read as follows:
(h) Except as provided by Subsection (i), Subsection (b)(1)
does not apply to the use by a student of a steroid that is
dispensed, prescribed, delivered, and administered by a medical
practitioner for a valid medical purpose and in the course of
professional practice, and a student is not subject to a period of
ineligibility under Subsection (d)(6) on the basis of that steroid
use. A student to whom this subsection applies must, at a time
determined by the league, notify the league of the steroid use using
a form approved by the league. The form must include consent to:
(1) the release to the league of the student's
health-related information relevant to the student's steroid use;
and
(2) communication between the league and the student's
health care practitioners regarding the student's steroid use.
(i) The league may declare a student ineligible for
competition on the basis of steroid use described by Subsection (h)
if the league determines that the safety of competing students or
the fairness of a particular competition has been or will be
substantially affected by the student's steroid use.
(j) The league may adopt rules regarding the use of steroids
by students participating in an athletic competition sponsored or
sanctioned by the league, including rules providing for sanctions
and loss of eligibility for violation of league rules. The rules
must provide a process for the league to determine that a student is
in violation of this section or league rules.
(k) A league hearing regarding a student's use of steroids
shall be conducted in a closed session.
(l) The following information is confidential and not
subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code:
(1) health-related information obtained by the league
under Subsection (h); and
(2) information in a record arising from the league's
evaluation of a student's steroid use described by Subsection (h)
that could identify the student.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
the vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.