TX Educ Code § 33.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 33 - Service Programs and Extracurricular Activities|Subchapter D. Extracurricular Activities|Section 33.083. Interscholastic Leagues

Sec. 33.083.  INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUES.  (a)  The rules and procedures of an organization sanctioning or conducting interscholastic competition, including rules providing penalties for rules violations by school district personnel, must be consistent with State Board of Education rules.(b)  The University Interscholastic League is a 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.(c)  The State Board of Education may seek an injunction to enforce this section.(d)  The University Interscholastic League shall file annually with the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the University Interscholastic League during the preceding fiscal year.  The form of the annual report and the reporting time are as provided by the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1482, Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 1675), Sec. 1.04, eff. June 14, 2013.|Sec. 33.0831.  UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE RULES: FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT.  (a)  The legislative council of the University Interscholastic League may not take final action on a new or amended rule that would result in additional costs for a member school unless a fiscal impact statement regarding the rule has been completed in accordance with this section.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a), final action by the legislative council means:(1)  submitting a rule to school superintendents, if the submission is required under the legislative council's procedures; or(2)  submitting a rule approved by the council to the commissioner for the commissioner's approval under Section 33.083(b), if the rule does not require submission to school superintendents under the legislative council's procedures.(c)  A fiscal impact statement regarding a rule must include:(1)  a projection of the costs to member schools of complying with the rule during the five-year period following the effective date of the rule; and(2)  an explanation of the methodology used to analyze the fiscal impact of the rule and determine the costs projection required by Subdivision (1).(d)  If a fiscal impact statement is prepared for a rule, a copy of the statement must be attached to the rule when it is submitted for approval to school superintendents, if applicable, and when it is submitted to the commissioner for approval.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 966 (H.B. 1286), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|