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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the implementation by public schools of certain |
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COVID-19 public health orders issued by a health authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0023. REQUIRED IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN COVID-19 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS. (a) In this section, "health authority" has |
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the meaning assigned by Section 81.003, Health and Safety Code. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a school district shall |
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implement or otherwise comply with health directives outlined in a |
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public health order issued by a health authority with jurisdiction |
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over territory in which the district is wholly or partly located |
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regarding evidence-based practices to reduce or eliminate the |
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transmission of or infection with COVID-19 among district students |
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and staff, including directives requiring the students and staff to |
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wear face masks or face coverings. |
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SECTION 2. Section 38.0023, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a public health order issued by a health |
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authority on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. |