1. (a) It is a defense to an action under this chapter that, at the time of the violation of the rule:

   1. (1) the rule was not a current rule of the national collegiate athletic association; or
   2. (2) the rule had been substantially changed by the national collegiate athletic association.

2. (b) It is a defense to an action under Section 131.003 that, at the time of the violation of the rule, the defendant was:

   1. (1) an employee of the national collegiate athletic association whose rule was violated;
   2. (2) an employee of the regional collegiate athletic association;
   3. (3) an employee of a member institution of the regional collegiate athletic association; or
   4. (4) a student at a member institution of the regional collegiate athletic association.

3. (c) It is a defense to an action under Section 131.004 that, at the time of the violation of the rule, the defendant was:

   1. (1) an employee of the national collegiate athletic association whose rule was violated;
   2. (2) an employee of the regional collegiate athletic association of which the institution is a member;
   3. (3) an employee of the institution; or
   4. (4) a student at the institution.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1065, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.