Appropriate school district or open-enrollment charter school staff must facilitate the process to complete and submit a University Interscholastic League (UIL) waiver of residence application form for a student who is homeless or in substitute care and plans to participate in varsity athletics or other UIL-sponsored activities.
- (1) Districts and charter schools must comply with Texas Education Code, §25.001(f), and a durational residence requirement may not prohibit a student in substitute care from fully participating in any activity sponsored by the school district.
- (2) Students in foster care remaining in their school of origin but residing outside of the school district of attendance shall be afforded a waiver, as allowed under UIL Constitution and Contest Rules Section 442: Residence in School District and Attendance Zone.
Source Note:The provisions of this §89.1611 adopted to be effective March 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 2159.