By: Landgraf H.B. No. 3349
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to assignment by the University Interscholastic League of
schools to districts for purposes of 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. ASSIGNMENT OF SCHOOLS TO DISTRICTS BY
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE. The University Interscholastic
League may not assign a school that is located in a county with a
population of less than 500,000 to a district for purposes of
competition if placement in that district would require the school
to compete in playoff competition against a school that:
(1) has more than 2,100 enrolled students; and
(2) is located in a county with a population of 500,000
or more.
SECTION 2. Section 33.090, Education Code, as added by this
Act, applies beginning with the first University Interscholastic
League reclassification that occurs on or after the effective date
of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a 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, 2023.