88R14500 JES-D
By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 4457
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the functions and duties of the University
Interscholastic League.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.083, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to
read as follows:
(b) The University Interscholastic League is a state agency
that is part of The University of Texas at Austin and must submit
its rules and procedures to the commissioner for approval or
disapproval. The funds belonging to the University Interscholastic
League shall be deposited with The University of Texas at Austin for
the benefit of the league and shall be subject to audits by The
University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas System, and
the state auditor. Copies of annual audits shall be furnished, on
request, to members of the legislature.
(b-1) The University Interscholastic League:
(1) creates and administers interscholastic contests,
including academic, music, and athletic contests, for member
schools;
(2) adopts and enforces contest rules;
(3) creates local committees to assist in the
administration of interscholastic contests; and
(4) performs any duty necessary to administer
interscholastic contests in this state for member schools.
(b-2) When conducting a meeting, hearing, or other official
duty, the University Interscholastic League, the league's state
executive committee, each of the league's district executive
committees, and any local committee of the league:
(1) are subject to:
(A) Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code; and
(B) Sections 2001.051, 2001.052, and 2001.053,
Government Code; and
(2) must comply with Section 26.008(a).
SECTION 2. Section 33.083(b-2), Education Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to a meeting or hearing conducted by a
district executive committee, the state executive committee, or any
other committee of the University Interscholastic League commenced
on or after the effective date of this Act. A meeting or hearing
commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and
that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.