| (a) The following terms, when used in this section,
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Activity season--The period established by a school
or the University Interscholastic League (UIL) in which practices,
rehearsals, and interschool competitions or contests take place.
(2) Non-enrolled student--A student who predominantly
receives instruction in a general elementary or secondary education
program that is provided by the parent, or a person standing in parental
authority, in or through the child's home. This may include a student
who is designated as enrolled, not in membership.
(3) Participation--The active involvement of a student
in a minimum of 75% of a combined total of practices, rehearsals,
or preparation activities and associated competitions and contests,
including selection as an alternate, for a specific UIL activity.
(4) University Interscholastic League or UIL activity--Any
official UIL activity identified in the UIL Constitution and Contest
Rules, not including pilot activities.
(b) In accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §48.305,
a school district or open-enrollment charter school that allows participation
of non-enrolled students in UIL activities under TEC, §33.0832,
is entitled, for each non-enrolled student, to an annual allotment
of $1,500 for each UIL activity in which the non-enrolled student
participates.
(c) In the fall of each school year, as part of the
settle-up process for the preceding school year, data reported through
the Texas Student Data System Public Education Information Management
System (TSDS PEIMS) summer submission will be used to calculate the
allotment prescribed in subsection (b) of this section.
(d) UIL activities shall:
(1) be overseen by a school district- or charter school-approved
coach or sponsor;
(2) provide for a minimum of four weeks of coach- or
sponsor-led practice, rehearsal, or preparation specific to the activity
within the designated activity season; and
(3) provide opportunities for students to take part
in formal, interschool competitions or contests in the associated
activity during the designated activity season.
(e) A school district or charter school may still receive
the allotment if a student began the activity season without injury
or illness and later experienced an injury or prolonged illness that
prevented participation.
(f) For audit purposes, a school district or charter
school shall maintain documentation to support the requirements of
this section.
(g) School districts and charter schools will be provided
with estimated funding during a school year for non-enrolled students
based on the prior year's summer TSDS PEIMS data using the same methodology
described in subsection (c) of this section to calculate the entitlement.
The final entitlement will be based on data from the current school
year as provided for in subsection (c) of this section. Any difference
from the estimated entitlement will be addressed as part of the Foundation
School Program settle-up process according to the provisions of TEC, §48.272.
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