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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application of certain diving-board-related safety |
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requirements at a public swimming pool. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 341.064, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (p) to read as follows: |
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(p) The department shall waive a requirement under this |
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section or a rule adopted under this section relating to a diving |
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board in a public swimming pool if: |
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(1) the owner or operator of the pool carries at least |
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$1,000,000 of liability insurance; and |
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(2) the pool's safety record does not include a serious |
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injury attributable to the depth of or the spacing of diving |
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equipment in a diving facility at the pool, if the diving facility: |
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(A) was constructed before October 1, 1970; and |
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(B) has the same configuration as the facility |
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had on September 1, 2004. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |