C&SR No Pass No Play Exemption FAQ
Effective May 1, 2019 TEA has amended 19 TAC Chapter 76, Extracurricular Activities, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's Rules, §76.1001, Extracurricular Activities
Summary: This amendment allows a student who has not passed all his or her classes but who is enrolled in a state-approved music course that participates in University Interscholastic League (UIL) Concert and Sight-reading Evaluation to perform with the ensemble during the UIL evaluation performance.
Q: Does this mean that all academically ineligible students must now be permitted to participate in UIL music concert and sight-reading evaluation?
A: No. This amendment simply gives school districts the authority to allow an academically ineligible student who is enrolled in a state-approved music course that requires public performance to participate in UIL concert and sight-reading evaluation.
Q: Does this mean that academically ineligible students can participate in other music performances such a pre-UIL performance, a non-UIL concert, or any other public performance?
A: Not unless the performance meets the requirements of the exception listed in 19 TAC Chapter 76, Extracurricular Activities, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's Rules, §76.1001(a)(2), definition of an extracurricular activity in TEA/UIL Side by Side.
Q: With the exception of sixth graders UIL has no class enrollment requirement for participation in music concert and sight-reading evaluation. Does this mean that a school district can allow an academically ineligible student who is not enrolled in a state-approved music course to participate in UIL music concert and sightreading evaluation?
A: No. This amendment requires that an ineligible student be enrolled in a state-approved music course that requires public performance.
Q: Why does this exception exist for UIL music concert and sight-reading evaluation and not for other UIL contests, competitions, or events?
A: UIL concert and sightreading evaluation is the only UIL event – music, athletics, or academics - that has no advancement component (playoff system or culminating state event) and the participating groups are not ranked against each other. Additionally, each band, choir, or orchestra is simply given a rating on their performance, which is the culmination of a long-term teaching and learning project associated with a state-approved music course.