H.B. No. 1075         AN ACT   relating to the frequency of criminal background checks for sports   officials registered with the University Interscholastic League.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 33.085, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (b) and (c) 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 undergo an initial [submit to a] criminal background check.          (c-1)  To maintain registration with the league, a sports   official must:                (1)  maintain compliance with conditions of   eligibility required by the league under Subsection (b); and                (2)  undergo a subsequent criminal background check   once every three years following the date of the initial criminal   background check under Subsection (c).          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 undergoes a subsequent   criminal background check not later than September 1, 2020.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1075 was passed by the House on May 6,   2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 135, Nays 9, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1075 was passed by the Senate on May   22, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor