HB819 - Relating to the functions and duties of the University Interscholastic League.

  89R3666 KJE-D     By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 819       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 on the date the meeting or hearing commenced, and that   law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.