85R2168 MK-D     By: Canales H.B. No. 211       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the participation of students under the supervision of   the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in University   Interscholastic League sponsored activities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 33.0833 to read as follows:          Sec. 33.0833.  ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE   SPONSORED ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS UNDER SUPERVISION OF TEXAS   JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. (a) The University Interscholastic   League shall provide students receiving educational services under   the supervision of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department with the   opportunity to participate in activities sponsored by the league in   the same manner that the league provides the opportunity to   participate to students enrolled in public schools.           (b)  The University Interscholastic League shall enter into   a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Juvenile Justice   Department regarding the policies governing:                (1)  the conditions of eligibility for students under   the supervision of the department in activities sponsored by the   league, including:                      (A)  age of students eligible to participate;                      (B)  academic performance requirements for   students; and                      (C)  standards of behavior for students;                (2)  the appropriate league in which students under the   supervision of the department will participate; and                (3)  the duties of the department regarding other   policies of the league, including fees, insurance, and   transportation.           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.