Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) An
extracurricular activity is an activity sponsored by the University
Interscholastic League (UIL), the school district board of trustees, or an
organization sanctioned by resolution of the board of trustees. The activity is
not necessarily directly related to instruction of the essential knowledge and
skills but may have an indirect relation to some areas of the curriculum.
Extracurricular activities include, but are not limited to, public
performances, contests, demonstrations, displays, and club activities, with the
exception of public performances specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this
subsection.
(1) In addition, an activity
shall be subject to the provisions for an extracurricular activity if any one
of the following criteria apply:
(A) the
activity is competitive;
(B) the
activity is held in conjunction with another activity that is considered to be
extracurricular;
(C) the activity
is held off campus, except in a case in which adequate facilities do not exist
on campus;
(D) the general public
is invited; or
(E) an admission is
charged.
(2) A student
ineligible to participate in an extracurricular activity, but who is enrolled
in a state-approved course that requires demonstration of the mastery of the
essential knowledge and skills in a public performance, may participate in the
performance subject to the following requirements and limitations.
(A) Only the criterion listed in paragraph
(1)(D) of this subsection applies to the performance.
(B) The requirement for student participation
in public is stated in the essential knowledge and skills of the
course.
(3) A student
ineligible to participate in an extracurricular activity, but who is enrolled
in a state-approved music course that participates in UIL Concert and
Sightreading Evaluation, may perform with the ensemble during the UIL
evaluation performance.
(b) The school week is defined as beginning
at 12:01 a.m. on the first instructional day of the calendar week and ending at
the close of instruction on the last instructional day of the calendar week,
excluding holidays.
(c) In
accordance with the provisions of the Texas Education Code (TEC),
§33.0811, the number of times that a school district may allow a student
to miss a class for extracurricular participation during a school year shall be
determined by the school district board of trustees. Each school district must
maintain an accurate record of extracurricular absences for each student in the
school district each school year.
(d) Limitations on practice, rehearsal, and
student participation in extracurricular activities during the school week
shall be as follows.
(1) For any given
extracurricular activity, a student may not participate in more than one
activity per school week, excluding holidays, except as provided in paragraph
(2) of this subsection.
(2) In
addition to the limit specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection of one
extracurricular activity permitted per school week, a student may also
participate in a tournament or post-district contest, as well as a contest
postponed by weather or public disaster that may determine advancement to a
post-district level of competition.
(3) For each extracurricular activity, a
school district must limit students to a maximum of eight hours of practice and
rehearsal outside the school day per school week.
(4) The commissioner of education recommends
that school districts avoid scheduling extracurricular activities or public
performances on the day or evening immediately preceding the day on which the
administration of the statewide student assessment program is scheduled for
Grades 3-11.
(e)
Limitations on practice and rehearsal for extracurricular activities during the
school day shall be as follows.
(1) A school
district must limit a student to one period of practice during the regularly
scheduled school day for extracurricular activities, such as athletics, or
drill team, or cheerleading.
(2)
The limit specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection of one period per
school day for practice in an extracurricular activity does not prohibit a
student from enrolling in any state-approved class. A student who is enrolled
in a state-approved class that includes essential knowledge and skills that
relate to the preparation for an extracurricular activity may practice that
extracurricular activity no more than one period during the school
day.
(3) A student may not be
permitted to miss a scheduled academic class to practice for an unrelated
extracurricular activity.
(4) A
school district must limit extracurricular practice during the school day to
ensure that class periods for extracurricular practice do not exceed the time
allotted for other class periods.
(5) A school operates on a traditional class
schedule or on a non-traditional class schedule, such as an alternating,
accelerated, or a modified block schedule. Regardless of the schedule type in
place, a school may elect to practice extracurricular activities daily,
provided the total minutes allowed for the extracurricular practice is not
greater than 300 minutes during the school week.
(f) The provisions of this section apply to
any UIL activity. Any other organization requiring student participation that
causes a student to miss a class may request sanction from the school district
board of trustees. If the organization is sanctioned by resolution of the board
of trustees, student participation in the organization's activities shall be
subject to all provisions of this section and statute. Any absence incurred by
a student while participating with an organization that has not received
sanction from the school district board of trustees shall be subject to
provisions of the TEC related to student attendance.
