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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the frequency of criminal background checks for sports |
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officials registered with the University Interscholastic League; |
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authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.085, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b), (c), and (e), and adding Subsection (c-1) |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The league may require a sports official, as a condition |
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of eligibility to officiate a contest sponsored by the league, to: |
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(1) be registered with the league and comply with the |
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registration requirements of Subsections [Subsection] (c) and |
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(c-1); |
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(2) have completed initial and continuing education |
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programs regarding league rules; |
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(3) be a member in good standing of a local chapter or |
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association of sports officials recognized by the league for that |
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purpose; and |
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(4) agree to abide by league rules, including fee |
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schedules and travel reimbursement guidelines for payment by school |
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districts or open-enrollment charter schools to a sports official. |
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(c) In registering with the league, a sports official must |
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be required to provide directory information required by the league |
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and submit to an initial [a] criminal background check. |
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(c-1) To maintain registration with the league, a sports |
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official must be required to submit to a subsequent criminal |
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background check once every three years following the initial |
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criminal background check under Subsection (c). |
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(e) The league may charge and collect a registration fee |
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only to defray the cost of registering sports officials under |
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Subsection (c). The league may charge and collect a criminal |
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background check fee only to defray the cost of administering |
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Subsection (c-1). The league [and] shall post the amount of the |
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applicable fees [the fee] on the league's Internet website and make |
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the information available at other places the league determines |
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appropriate. The amount of each [the] fee may not exceed the |
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amount reasonably determined by the league to be necessary to cover |
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the cost, as applicable, of administering registration under |
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Subsection (c) or administering Subsection (c-1). |
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SECTION 2. (a) Section 33.085, Education Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies to each sports official authorized to |
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officiate a contest sponsored by the University Interscholastic |
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League, regardless of whether an official initially registered with |
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the league under that section before the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) The University Interscholastic League shall ensure that |
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each sports official registered under Section 33.085, Education |
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Code, before the effective date of this Act submits to a subsequent |
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criminal background check not later than September 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |