Sec. 51.874.  CRITERIA IN SELECTING PROGRAMS.  In selecting programs to be supported with money from the fund, the board shall give priority to programs addressing the needs of public high school students whose economic conditions limit their access to athletic facilities, programs, and opportunities.  The board shall also consider other relevant factors, including whether a program:
(1)  promotes gender equality;  and
(2)  includes the participation of collegiate-level coaches and athletes, to the extent the participation is allowed by the rules of the national intercollegiate athletic association of which the institution of higher education operating the program is a member.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1513, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.834 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(27), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.