85R11703 KKA-D     By: Schwertner S.B. No. 1981       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to selection of statewide competition locations by the   University Interscholastic League.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 33.0835 to read as follows:          Sec. 33.0835.  UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE: SELECTION   OF LOCATIONS FOR STATEWIDE COMPETITIONS. (a) The University   Interscholastic League shall select locations for statewide   competitions in extracurricular activities sponsored or sanctioned   by the league in accordance with this section.          (b)  For each extracurricular activity for which the   University Interscholastic League sponsors or sanctions a   statewide annual competition, the league shall periodically issue a   statewide request for proposals from institutions of higher   education and other appropriate entities seeking to host the   statewide competition during the year or years specified in the   request for proposals.          (c)  A request for proposals must:                (1)  specify the factors that the University   Interscholastic League will consider in selecting the host for the   statewide competition; and                (2)  require an entity to submit relevant information   regarding the capability of the entity to host the competition,   including available facilities, accommodations, and personnel.          SECTION 2.  Section 33.0835, Education Code, as added by   this Act, applies only to a statewide competition to be held on or   after September 1, 2018.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.