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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators |
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at certain public school campuses and events. |
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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 38.017 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.017. AVAILABILITY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL |
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DEFIBRILLATOR. (a) Each school district shall make available at |
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each campus in the district and at each University Interscholastic |
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League athletic competition held in the district an automated |
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external defibrillator, as defined by Section 779.001, Health and |
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Safety Code. |
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(b) Each school district shall ensure the presence at each |
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location described by Subsection (a) of at least one campus or |
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district employee trained in the proper use of an automated |
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external defibrillator |
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at any time a substantial number of district |
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students are present at the location. |
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(c) A school district may seek and accept gifts, grants, or |
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other donations to pay the district's cost of purchasing automated |
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external defibrillators required under this section. |
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(d) This section does not apply to an athletic competition |
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at which emergency services personnel are present under a contract |
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with the school district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2007-2008 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |