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UIL Legislative Council Meeting Results

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Date: Oct 19, 2026
Category: Legislative Council

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AUSTIN, TX— The University Interscholastic League Legislative Council met Sunday and Monday to make decisions on proposed rule changes.

In athletics, the Council approved a proposal for home field advantage for the first round of playoffs in all conferences for all team sports beginning with the 2027-28 school year. The distance of the Conference 4A girls cross country race will increase to 5,000 meters beginning in 2028-29, and junior high cross country meet start times will now be allowed to take place in the morning as a result of actions taken by the Council.

The Legislative Council also passed a proposal to allow Conferences 1A and 2A to participate in Conference 4A team tennis beginning next school year. Currently, Conference 3A schools are allowed to participate in 4A team tennis.

The Legislative Council also passed two more proposals regarding athletics:
1.    The adoption of a 35-second shot clock for girls and boys basketball no earlier than 2028-29 for varsity games. It will be adopted with the proposed implementation plan:
-5A & 6A (No earlier than 2028-29)
-3A & 4A (No earlier than 2030-31)
-1A & 2A (No earlier than 2032-33)
*Each stage will be monitored by UIL for the ability to adopt according to the above schedule and may be modified.     

2.   The development of girls flag football in concept as a pilot program with the establishment of no more than two classifications to begin no earlier than the 2028-29 school year. UIL will gather additional information for rules and guidelines of the pilot program to be considered at subsequent Legislative Council meetings.

Additionally, the Legislative Council passed a proposal to allow linear football broadcasts on Friday night of the regular season when mutually agreed upon by both schools.

All rule changes approved during this meeting can be found on the UIL website: Click Here

A video recap can be viewed here:
Public Forum: Click Here
General Session: Click here

The Commissioner of Education must approve all rule changes passed by the Legislative Council before they take effect.

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