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By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 741
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation for certain school district employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 33.086, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) A school district employee who serves as the head
director of a school marching band or as the head coach or chief
sponsor for an extracurricular athletic activity, including
cheerleading, sponsored or sanctioned by a school district or the
University Interscholastic League must maintain and submit to the
district proof of current certification in first aid and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation issued by the American Red Cross, the
American Heart Association, or another organization that provides
equivalent training and certification.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2003-2004
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.