88R137 JES-D
By: Middleton S.B. No. 795
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the transfer of the University Interscholastic League
from The University of Texas at Austin to the Texas Education
Agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.083(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The University Interscholastic League is a part of the
agency [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 agency [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.
SECTION 2. Section 67.26, Education Code, is transferred to
Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, and redesignated as
Section 33.0835, Education Code, to read as follows:
Sec. 33.0835 [67.26]. UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE;
VENUE FOR SUITS. Venue for suits brought against the University
Interscholastic League or for suits involving the interpretation or
enforcement of the rules or regulations of the University
Interscholastic League shall be in Travis County, Texas. When the
litigation involves a school district located within Travis County,
it shall be heard by a visiting judge.
SECTION 3. (a) On September 1, 2023, the University
Interscholastic League is transferred from The University of Texas
at Austin to the Texas Education Agency in accordance with this Act.
(b) All forms, rules, and procedures of the University
Interscholastic League that relate to extracurricular activities
in public schools and that are in effect on September 1, 2023,
continue in effect. Any proceeding pending on the effective date of
this Act is continued without change in status after the effective
date of this Act.
(c) All records of the University Interscholastic League
relating to extracurricular activities in public schools are
transferred from The University of Texas at Austin to the Texas
Education Agency. Other assets of the league shall also be
transferred to the agency unless the asset was acquired at the
expense of The University of Texas at Austin, in which case the
asset shall be transferred to the university.
(d) An employee working for the University Interscholastic
League at The University of Texas at Austin becomes an employee of
the University Interscholastic League at the Texas Education
Agency.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.