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The UIL Constitution and Contest Rules are the official rules that govern all UIL-sponsored activities and also define the direction, function and purpose of the League. All files are in Adobe PDF format and require Acrobat Reader.
Constitution and Contest Rules for 2008-2009
Front Page
Statement of Purpose
Legislative Council - State Executive Committee
Table of Contents
Introduction
Subchapters A - C
- Section 1 Name
- Section 2 Objectives of the League
- Section 5 Definitions
- Section 6 Computation of Time to Act
Subchapter D
- Section 10 Qualifications for Membership
- Section 11 Admission to Membership
- Section 12 School's Eligibility to Participate
- Section 13 Membership Dues and Participation Fees
- Section 14 Continuation of Membership and Right to Participate
- Section 15 Mandatory Suspension
Subchapter E - Section 20 Composition of the League
- Section 21 Responsibilities of Superintendent
- Section 22 UIL Director
- Section 23 UIL Binding Actions
- Section 24 UIL Officers
- Section 25 Legislative Council
- Section 26 State Executive Committee
- Section 27 State Executive Committee Penalties
- Section 28 District Executive Committee
- Section 29 District Executive Committee Penalties
- Section 30 Spring Meet Regional Executive Committee
- Section 31 Waiver Review Board/Officer
Subchapter F - Section 50 Student Violations
- Section 51 Personnel Violations
- Section 52 School Violations
- Section 53 Conduct Subject to Protest
- Section 54 Filing a Protest
- Section 55 Report of Violation
- Section 56 Investigations
Subchapter G - Section 100 General
- Section 150 Appeals
Subchapter H - Section 300 General Purposes; University Policies
- Section 301 Notice of Proposed Rules
- Section 302 Public Hearing On Proposed Rules
- Section 303 Rule Promulgation Process
- Section 304 Official Interpretation of Rules
- Section 305 Official Staff Interpretations
- Section 306 Rules of Construction
- Section 330 Proposed Amendments
- Section 331 Amending the Constitution
Subchapter I - Section 350 Establishing Conferences
- Section 351 Conference Based on Enrollment
- Section 352 Non-Honors Football
- Section 353 Football Competition by New School
- Section 354 First Appeal: District Reassignment by Agreement
- Section 355 District Assignment Appeals Committee
- Section 356 Final Assignments; Contracting Games
Subchapter J-L - Section 360 Non-Discrimination Policy
- Section 361 Non-Discrimination Exceptions
- Section 380 League Contests
- Section 381 Official Calendar Published
- Section 382 Rescheduling of Contests
Subchapter M - Section 400 Student's Eligibility For All UIL Contests
- Section 401 State Law
- Section 402 High School Graduate
- Section 403 Full-Time Day Student
- Section 404 Regular Attendance
- Section 405 Four Year Normal Program
- Section 406 Recruiting
- Section 407 Burden of Proof, Eligibility
- Section 408 Burden of Proof, Violations
- Section 409 Credit Requirements
- Section 410 Waiver of Contest Rules for Disability
- Section 420 Eligibility for Academic Contests
- Section 430 Eligibility for Music Contests
- Section 440 Eligibility for Athletic Contests
- Section 441 Amateur Athletic Status
- Section 442 Residence in School District
- Section 443 Changing Schools for Athletic Purposes
- Section 445 Repeating Grades for Athletic Purposes
- Section 446 Age
Subchapter N-O - Section 463 Application for Waiver
- Section 464 Submission to Waiver Officer
- Section 465 Decision by Waiver Officer
- Section 466 Review of Decisions
- Section 468 Decision of the Board
- Section 469 Retroactive Waiver
- Section 470 Submitting False Information
- Section 480 Limitation of Awards
- Section 481 Gifts or Awards to Sponsor or Coach
- Section 482 Music Awards
Subchapter P-R - Section 800 Open Records
- Section 801 Requests for Inspection of Records
- Section 802 Contest Records
- Section 825 Constitution and Contest Rules
- Section 826 The Leaguer
- Section 827 Forms
- Section 828 Other Publications
- Section 829 Publication Charges
- Section 866 Annual Report; Budget; Audit
- Section 867 Sources of Income
- Section 868 Radio and Television Contracts
High School AcademicsSections 900 - 902 High School Spring Meet Plan, Spring Meet Organization, District Meet
Sections 903 - 906 Regional Meet, State Meet, Invitational Meets
Section 920 Accounting
Sections 924 - 928 Calculator Applications, Computer Applications, Computer Science
Section 932 Current Issues and Events
Section 940 Literary Criticism
Section 942 Mathematics
Section 944 Number Sense
Section 948 Ready Writing
Section 952 Science
Section 956 Social Studies
Section 960 Spelling and Vocabulary
Sections 1000 - 1005 Speech
Cross-Examination Team Debate
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Individual Speech Contests
Extemporaneous Informative Speaking
Extemporaneous Persuasive Speaking
Sections 1006 - 1007 Poetry Interpretation, Prose Interpretation
Sections 1021 - 1027 Journalism Program
Spring Meet Journalism
Feature Writing
News Writing
Editorial Writing
Headline Writing
Sections 1031 - 1034 Drama
Drama Loan Library
One-Act Play
One-Act Play Codes Music
Sections 1100 - 1101 Music Contest Introduction
Policy and Ethics
Sections 1102 - 1104 General Regulations
Entry Procedures
Copyright Rule
Sections 1105 - 1107 Region Marching Contest
Area Marching Contest
State Marching Contest
Section 1108 Solo-Small Ensemble
Sections 1109 - 1110 Medium Ensemble
Concert Organization Contest
Sections 1111 - 1115 Sightreading And Music Reading Evaluation
Adjudication
Awards
Texas State Solo & Ensemble Contest
Wind Ensemble Festival High School Athletics Sections 1200 - 1203 Purpose of High School Athletics
Athletic Codes
Employment of Coaches
Duties of Athletic District Executive Committee
Section 1204 Officials
Sections 1205 - 1206 Athletic Eligibility
School Practice and Game Restrictions
Sections 1207 - 1210 Rules, Violations and Penalties
Athletic Regulations
Non-School Participation
Section 1220 Baseball Plan
Section 1230 Basketball Plan
Section 1240 Cross Country Plan
Section 1250 Football Plan
Section 1260 Golf Plan
Section 1270 Soccer Plan
Section 1280 Softball Plan
Section 1290 Swimming Plan
Sections 1300 - 1310 Tennis Plan/Team Tennis Plan
Section 1320 Track and Field Plan
Sections 1330 - 1340 Volleyball Plan/Wrestling Plan
Elementary and Junior High School
Section 1400 - 1401 Junior High
Elementary/Junior High Academic Plan
Sections 1405 - 1408 Elementary/Junior High Eligibility Requirements
Elementary/Junior High Meets
Section 1410 Art
Section 1414 Calculator Applications
Section 1418 Creative Writing
Section 1422 Dictionary Skills
Section 1424 Editorial Writing
Section 1426 Impromptu Speaking
Section 1430 Listening
Section 1434 Maps, Graphs & Charts
Section 1438 Mathemathics
Section 1442 Modern Oratory
Section 1446 Music Memory
Section 1450 Number Sense
Sections 1454 - 1458 One-Act Play, Oral Reading
Sections 1462 - 1466 Ready Writing, Science
Sections 1468 Social Studies
Section 1470 Spelling
Section 1474 Storytelling
Section 1478 Seventh & Eighth Grade Athletic Plan
Appendix I - Official Interpretations
Appendix II - Scholarships, Texas Interscholastic League Foundation
Appendix III - Who To Call
Appendix IV - Interscholastic League Press Conference
Appendix V - Rule Changes for 2007-2008
Appendix VI - Applicable Portion of Senate Bill 82
Index
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