UIL Legislative Council Meeting Results

Date: Oct 14, 2024
Category: Legislative Council

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AUSTIN, TX— The University Interscholastic League Legislative Council met Sunday and Monday to make decisions on proposed rule changes in UIL academics, athletics, music and policy.

In music, the Legislative Council approved adding State Chamber Music and Military Marching Band as sanctioned UIL contests. These two activities were added as pilot contests, with Military Marching Band beginning in 2020 and State Chamber Music beginning in 2022.

In athletics, the Council approved the amendment to prohibit student-athletes who have been found to have changed schools for athletic purposes from competing against a varsity team without approval of the UIL Athletic Director.

In policy, the Legislative Council passed an amendment to expand the jurisdiction of the UIL State Executive Committee (SEC) to investigate schools with an inordinate number of Previous Athletic Participation Forms (PAPF) for new students. The council also approved a proposal to provide a penalty the SEC could impose on a UIL District Executive Committee (DEC) or Music Region Executive Committee when acting in a manner inconsistent with the rules of the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules. The Legislative Council approved an amendment that would update requirements for filing a Previous Athletic Participation Form (PAPF) and mandate completion of the New Student Eligibility Questionnaire prior to participation at any level at a new school.

All rule changes approved during this meeting can be found on the UIL website: Click Here

A video recap can be viewed here:

Public Forum: Click Here

General Session: Click here

The Commissioner of Education must approve all rule changes passed by the Legislative Council before they take effect.

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