Texas Asso of Sports Oficials v UIL

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This thread may be of interest to Texas sports officials only.

Originally Posted by NavyChiefBlue

UIL v TASO lawsuit is quickly coming to an end. A Representative in the Texas House sponsored HB 1775. It passed the House and the Senate, it now awaits the Governor 's signature. From my understanding, the sides came together once this bill was introduced. We will see how it all pans out, as there are other issues on the table, but here is what the bill says, in laymans terms.

- The bill would prohibit the University Interscholastic League (UIL) from registering, charging fees, or requiring membership in any sponsoring organization of sports officials as a precondition to contract with a school district or open-enrollment charter school.
- The bill would prohibit the UIL from sponsoring or organizing any organization of sports officials or influencing the selection of sports officials by school districts or open-enrollment charter schools.
- The bill would allow the UIL to set the rates or fee schedules payable by school districts or open-enrollment charter schools to sports officials.

Maybe we will finally get that pay raise we were expecting a few years ago.

I do not have a law background, and I may be mis-reading the bill (bill text here), but I do not see some of the items stated in the post above (I look forward to be corrected if I am wrong). From my reading:
- UIL can/will require registration of sports officials working UIL games.
- UIL can charge a fee that covers the registration process only.
- UIL is prohibited from sponsoring/organizing sports officials.

I am happily surprised that the state legislature specifically limited UIL's authority and look forward to this law suit being settled. Though it is yet to be seen, I think this bodes well for the survival of TASO. But I wonder how those sports that abandoned TASO in favor of UIL will be received back.