ADMINISTRATORS OPERATING GUIDE SECTION:
23 OTHER ITEMS
TISD EFFECTIVE DATE:
AUGUST 2012
pages 169 & 170
Administrators Operating Guide is intended to supplement and define Board policies, serve as administrative regulations and official directives.
INTRA-DISTRICT TRANSFERS AND UIL ELIGIBILITY
A student shall be governed by the most current edition of the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules
in addition to the following athletic rules.
The first time a student new to the district participates in UIL high school athletic practice or
begins classes, the student shall establish eligibility in that high school by the location of the student’s bona fide residence.
The first time a current district student participates in a district-approved athletic activity in
grade 8, the student shall have established his or her athletic eligibility in high school based on
the attendance zone in which the student’s bona fide residence, as defined in section UIL Residency Criteria of this regulation.
A high school student who transfers will be ineligible for varsity competition in UIL
school-sponsored athletics in the receiving high school for one year from the date of entry into
the receiving school, unless no team exists at the sub varsity level, in which case the student
will be allowed to participate on the varsity team.
If a student transfers from one attendance zone to another and he or she has represented another
school (grade 8 or above) during the current or previous year in any UIL athletic activity, he or
she shall be ineligible for varsity completion for two years if the UIL District Executive
Committee rules that the student was recruited or changed schools for athletic purposes; Their
first year on transfer (by UIL rule), their second year on transfer during the student’s junior or
senior year in all sports (by TISD).
If a student’s residence changes from one attendance zone to another and he or she has represented
another school (grade 8 or above) during the current or previous year in any UIL athletic activity,
he or she shall be ineligible for varsity completion for two years, as outline previously, in all
sports until:
1. The parent has a bona fide residence in the attendance zone; and the residence has been verified
by TISD Student Services; and
2. The student’s parent signs a statement (in the presence of the Director of Athletics or a
notary) that the parent resides in a bona fide residence within the zone and that the change of
schools was not made for athletic purposes; and
3. The student’s change is approved by the UIL District executive committee before the student
competes at the varsity level. [See the current edition of the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules]
If the change is not approved and the student was recruited or changed schools for athletic
purposes, the two year penalty will apply.
If a student on an approved transfer, who has met the first year waiting period, chooses to
transfer again or to return to his or her home campus, the student will be ineligible to
participate in varsity athletics for one year from the date of transfer.
If the student’s transfer is revoked for academic, attendance, or behavioral purposes, he or she
will lose UIL for varsity athletics for one calendar year from the date of transfer.
