Released by the University Interscholastic League (UIL):
AUSTIN, TX— The
University Interscholastic League Legislative Council will convene October
21-22 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Austin to review UIL rules and vote on
proposed rule changes.
The UIL
Legislative Council meets annually to hear testimony from interested parties
and consider changes in UIL policy. Some proposals that will highlight
the agenda at this year's meeting include:
- Expanding
eligibility of A+ contests to include 6th grade;
- Adding
a fourth playoff team from each district in Conferences 2A and 3A team
sport activities;
- Allowing
UIL music the option to impose performance time limits for UIL concert
performances;
- Extending
the option for string students to play a keyboard instrument or harp in another
orchestra representing the same school;
- Creating
a Conference 3A for soccer and team tennis;
- Adding
student congress for grades nine through 12.
Results from the
Fall 2012 UIL Superintendent Survey will also be presented at the Council
Meeting. Superintendents across the state were asked to weigh in on issues
including the following:
- Home
field advantage for district champions for the first round of playoffs;
- Increasing
the number of Conference 1A teams advancing to the playoffs from three to
four;
- Increasing
the number of 6-man football teams from each district advancing to
playoffs.
Survey results
as well as proposals made during the public hearing will be discussed by the
Standing Committees and then, if approved, presented to the entire Legislative
Council for consideration. The Commissioner of Education must approve
amendments passed by the UIL Legislative Council before they may take effect.
The 28-member
Legislative Council is composed of school administrators from each of the four
regions within the five UIL conferences, and eight at-large members, two from
each of the four UIL regions. The chair of the Legislative Council is
responsible for the appointment of the eight at-large members.
The Council's
duties include hearing proposals and passing amendments to the UIL Constitution
and Contest Rules, amending or adopting contest rules and appointing standing
and special committees.
A full agenda
for the UIL Legislative Council Meeting can be found on the UIL website at the
following link: http://www.uiltexas.org/files/policy/lc-agenda-10212012.pdf
The UIL
Legislative Council Meeting is an open meeting and all interested parties are
welcome to attend
