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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to physical examination requirements for participation in |
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certain University Interscholastic League extracurricular athletic |
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activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.093 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.093. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED FOR |
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PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN EXTRACURRICULAR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. (a) |
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A student may not participate in an extracurricular athletic |
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activity involving physical contact among the players, including an |
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athletic practice, scrimmage, game, or match for such an activity, |
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sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League |
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unless the student has submitted to the school district in which the |
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student attends school a completed form indicating that the student |
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has received a physical examination, including a cognitive |
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assessment. |
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(b) A student must submit a form under this section for each |
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school year in which the student participates in an extracurricular |
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athletic activity to which this section applies. |
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(c) The University Interscholastic League shall adopt rules |
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to administer this section, including rules specifying: |
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(1) the athletic activities that involve physical |
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contact among the players; and |
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(2) the type of medical personnel authorized to |
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perform the physical examination required by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |