By:AAHuberty H.B.ANo.A76 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 AN ACT 2 relating to cardiac assessments of high school participants in 3 extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the 4 University Interscholastic League. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 6 SECTIONA1.AASubchapter 7 8 9 D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 33.096 to read as follows: Sec.A33.096.AACARDIAC ASSESSMENTS OF HIGH PARTICIPANTS IN EXTRACURRICULAR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. SCHOOL (a) A school 10 district must require a district student who is required under 11 University 12 physical examination before being allowed to participate in an 13 athletic 14 Interscholastic League to also have administered to the student an 15 electrocardiogram 16 participate in the activity, including a practice for the activity, 17 as follows: 18 19 Interscholastic activity League sponsored or (1)AAone or rule before policy sanctioned echocardiogram time or the before by to the being student ’s receive a University allowed first year to of participation at the ninth grade level or above; and 20 (2)AAif 11th grade is not the student ’s first year of 21 participation, another time before the student ’s subsequent year of 22 participation at the 11th grade level. 23 24 (b)AAThis section does not create a cause of action or liability against an appropriately licensed or certified health 86R1942 SRS-F 1 H.B.ANo.A76 1 care professional, a school district, or a district officer or 2 employee for the injury or death of a student participating in or 3 practicing for an athletic activity sponsored or sanctioned by the 4 University Interscholastic League based on or in connection with 5 the 6 electrocardiogram or on an echocardiogram. or evaluation of or reliance on an (c)AATo facilitate the administration of electrocardiograms 7 8 administration or echocardiograms to students, a school district may: (1)AAat 9 the district ’s expense, partner with a 10 nonprofit entity to provide electrocardiograms or echocardiograms; 11 or (2)AAelect 12 13 14 15 16 to pay for the costs of administering electrocardiograms or echocardiograms to students. (d)AAThe University Interscholastic League shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this section. (e)AAThe rules adopted under Subsection (d) must include: 17 (1)AAcriteria under which a school district may 18 demonstrate 19 administering required electrocardiograms or echocardiograms to 20 students under this section; and 21 a hardship that allows the district to delay (2)AAprocedures that provide for granting a waiver from 22 administration 23 student 24 parental relation to the student submits a written request for the 25 waiver. 26 27 if, of for an any electrocardiogram reason, the parent or or echocardiogram person to standing a in SECTIONA2.AAThis Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. 2 H.B.ANo.A76 1 SECTIONA3.AAThis Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 3 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. 4 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 5 Act takes effect September 1, 2019. 3 If this