By Turner of Harris                                    H.B. No. 640
         77R69 YDB-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Health
 1-3     regarding sanitation in public school restrooms.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 341.065, Health and Safety Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Subsections (f)-(h) to read as follows:
 1-7           (f)  The department shall adopt reasonable rules regarding
 1-8     sanitation in public school restrooms.  The rules must require at a
 1-9     minimum that a restroom provide:
1-10                 (1)  hand cleaner;
1-11                 (2)  a sanitary method to dry hands; and
1-12                 (3)  hot and cold running water.
1-13           (g)  The department shall send any rules proposed under
1-14     Subsection (f) to the Texas Education Agency for review and
1-15     comment.
1-16           (h)  The department shall inspect each public school for
1-17     compliance with the rules adopted under Subsection (f) at least
1-18     once every three years.
1-19           SECTION 2.  The Texas Department of Health shall allow school
1-20     districts reasonable time to comply with the rules adopted under
1-21     Section 341.065, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act.
1-22           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.