SB2920 - Relating to the regulation of steroid use by students participating in athletic competitions sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.

      By: Campbell, et al. S.B. No. 2920     (Slawson)           A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the regulation of steroid use by students participating   in athletic competitions sponsored or sanctioned by the University   Interscholastic League.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 33.091(h), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (h)  Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to the use by a student   of a steroid that is dispensed, prescribed, delivered, and   administered by a medical practitioner for a valid medical purpose   and in the course of professional practice, and a student is not   subject to a period of ineligibility under Subsection (d)(6) on the   basis of that steroid use. A valid medical purpose does not include   the provision of steroids to a minor student to transition the   student's biological sex.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.