85R518 GCB-F     By: Thompson of Brazoria H.B. No. 1075       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the frequency of criminal background checks for sports   officials registered with the University Interscholastic League;   authorizing a fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 33.085, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (b), (c), and (e), and adding Subsection (c-1)   to read as follows:          (b)  The league may require a sports official, as a condition   of eligibility to officiate a contest sponsored by the league, to:                (1)  be registered with the league and comply with the   registration requirements of Subsections [Subsection] (c) and   (c-1);                (2)  have completed initial and continuing education   programs regarding league rules;                (3)  be a member in good standing of a local chapter or   association of sports officials recognized by the league for that   purpose; and                (4)  agree to abide by league rules, including fee   schedules and travel reimbursement guidelines for payment by school   districts or open-enrollment charter schools to a sports official.          (c)  In registering with the league, a sports official must   be required to provide directory information required by the league   and submit to an initial [a] criminal background check.          (c-1)  To maintain registration with the league, a sports   official must be required to submit to a subsequent criminal   background check once every three years following the initial   criminal background check under Subsection (c).          (e)  The league may charge and collect a registration fee   only to defray the cost of registering sports officials under   Subsection (c). The league may charge and collect a criminal   background check fee only to defray the cost of administering   Subsection (c-1). The league [and] shall post the amount of the   applicable fees  [the fee] on the league's Internet website and make   the information available at other places the league determines   appropriate.  The amount of each [the] fee may not exceed the   amount reasonably determined by the league to be necessary to cover   the cost, as applicable, of administering registration under   Subsection (c) or administering Subsection (c-1).          SECTION 2.  (a) Section 33.085, Education Code, as amended   by this Act, applies to each sports official authorized to   officiate a contest sponsored by the University Interscholastic   League, regardless of whether an official initially registered with   the league under that section before the effective date of this Act.          (b)  The University Interscholastic League shall ensure that   each sports official registered under Section 33.085, Education   Code, before the effective date of this Act submits to a subsequent   criminal background check not later than September 1, 2020.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.