80R18782 E
 
  By: Van de Putte, et al. S.B. No. 82
 
  Substitute the following for S.B. No. 82:
 
  By:  Eissler C.S.S.B. No. 82
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to safety regulations for certain public school
  extracurricular activities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 33, Education Code, is amended by adding
  Subchapter F to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER F.  SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN
  EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
         Sec. 33.201.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies to
  each public school in this state and to any other school in this
  state subject to University Interscholastic League rules.
         Sec. 33.202.  SAFETY TRAINING REQUIRED. (a)  The
  commissioner by rule shall develop and adopt an extracurricular
  activity safety training program as provided by this section. In
  developing the program, the commissioner may use materials
  available from the American Red Cross, Emergency Medical Systems
  (EMS), or another appropriate entity.
         (b)  The following persons must satisfactorily complete the
  safety training program:
               (1)  a coach, trainer, or sponsor for an
  extracurricular athletic activity;
               (2)  except as provided by Subsection (f), a physician
  who is employed by a school or school district or who volunteers to
  assist with an extracurricular athletic activity; and
               (3)  a director responsible for a school marching band.
         (c)  The safety training program must include:
               (1)  certification of participants by the American Red
  Cross, the American Heart Association, or a similar organization or
  the University Interscholastic League, as determined by the
  commissioner;
               (2)  current training in:
                     (A)  emergency action planning;
                     (B)  cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the person
  is not required to obtain certification under Section 33.086;
                     (C)  communicating effectively with 9-1-1
  emergency service operators and other emergency personnel; and
                     (D)  recognizing symptoms of potentially
  catastrophic injuries, including head and neck injuries,
  concussions, injuries related to second impact syndrome, asthma
  attacks, heatstroke, cardiac arrest, and injuries requiring use of
  a defibrillator; and
               (3)  at least once each school year, a safety drill that
  incorporates the training described by Subdivision (2) and
  simulates various injuries described by Subdivision (2)(D).
         (d)  A school district shall provide training to students
  participating in an extracurricular athletic activity related to:
               (1)  recognizing the symptoms of injuries described by
  Subsection (c)(2)(D); and
               (2)  the risks of using dietary supplements designed to
  enhance or marketed as enhancing athletic performance.
         (e)  The safety training program and the training under
  Subsection (d) may each be conducted by a school or school district
  or by an organization described by Subsection (c)(1).
         (f)  A physician who is employed by a school or school
  district or who volunteers to assist with an extracurricular
  athletic activity is not required to complete the safety training
  program if the physician attends a continuing medical education
  course that specifically addresses emergency medicine.
         Sec. 33.203.  COMPLETION OF UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC
  LEAGUE FORMS. (a)  Each student participating in an
  extracurricular athletic activity must complete the University
  Interscholastic League forms entitled "Preparticipation Physical
  Evaluation--Medical History" and "Acknowledgment of Rules." Each
  form must be signed by both the student and the student's parent or
  guardian.
         (b)  Each form specified by Subsection (a) must clearly state
  that failure to accurately and truthfully answer all questions on a
  form required by statute or by the University Interscholastic
  League as a condition for participation in an extracurricular
  athletic activity subjects a signer of the form to penalties
  determined by the University Interscholastic League.
         (c)  The "Preparticipation Physical Evaluation--Medical
  History" form must contain the following statement:
               "An individual answering in the affirmative to
  any question relating to a possible cardiovascular
  health issue, as identified on the form, should be
  restricted from further participation until the
  individual is examined and cleared by a physician,
  physician assistant, chiropractor, or nurse
  practitioner. Ultimately, the individual may need to
  be evaluated by a cardiologist and/or undergo cardiac
  testing (including an echocardiogram and/or other
  heart-related examination) based on the assessment by
  the primary care provider."
         Sec. 33.204.  CERTAIN UNSAFE ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES
  PROHIBITED. A coach, trainer, or sponsor for an extracurricular
  athletic activity may not encourage or permit a student
  participating in the activity to engage in any unreasonably
  dangerous athletic technique that unnecessarily endangers the
  health of a student, including using a helmet or any other sports
  equipment as a weapon.
         Sec. 33.205.  CERTAIN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS REQUIRED. (a)  A
  coach, trainer, or sponsor for an extracurricular athletic activity
  shall at each athletic practice or competition ensure that:
               (1)  each student participating in the activity is
  adequately hydrated;
               (2)  any prescribed asthma medication for a student
  participating in the activity is readily available to the student;
               (3)  emergency lanes providing access to the practice
  or competition area are open and clear; and
               (4)  heatstroke prevention materials are readily
  available.
         (b)  If a student participating in an extracurricular
  athletic activity, including a practice or competition, becomes
  unconscious during the activity, the student may not:
               (1)  return to the practice or competition during which
  the student became unconscious; or
               (2)  participate in any extracurricular athletic
  activity until the student receives written authorization for such
  participation from a physician.
         Sec. 33.206.  COMPLIANCE; ENFORCEMENT. (a)  In accordance
  with Chapter 552, Government Code, a school shall make available to
  the public proof of compliance for each person enrolled in,
  employed by, or volunteering for the school who is required to
  receive safety training described by Section 33.202.
         (b)  The superintendent of a school district or the director
  of a school subject to this subchapter shall maintain complete and
  accurate records of the district's or school's compliance with
  Section 33.202.
         (c)  A school campus that is determined by the school's
  superintendent or director to be out of compliance with Section
  33.202, 33.204, or 33.205 with regard to University Interscholastic
  League activities shall be subject to the range of penalties
  determined by the University Interscholastic League.
         Sec. 33.207.  CONTACT INFORMATION. (a)  The commissioner
  shall maintain an existing telephone number and an electronic mail
  address to allow a person to report a violation of this subchapter.
         (b)  Each school that offers an extracurricular athletic
  activity shall prominently display at the administrative offices of
  the school the telephone number and electronic mail address
  maintained under Subsection (a).
         Sec. 33.208.  NOTICE REQUIRED. (a)   A school that offers an
  extracurricular athletic activity shall provide to each student
  participating in an extracurricular athletic activity and to the
  student's parent or guardian a copy of the text of Sections
  33.201-33.207 and a copy of the University Interscholastic League's
  parent information manual.
         (b)  A document required to be provided under this section
  may be provided in an electronic format unless otherwise requested
  by a student, parent, or guardian.
         Sec. 33.209.  INCORPORATION OF SAFETY REGULATIONS. The
  University Interscholastic League shall incorporate the provisions
  of Sections 33.203-33.207 into the league's constitution and
  contest rules.
         Sec. 33.210.  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. This subchapter does
  not waive any liability or immunity of a school district or its
  officers or employees.  This subchapter does not create any
  liability for or a cause of action against a school district or its
  officers or employees.
         Sec. 33.211.  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.  A person who
  volunteers to assist with an extracurricular activity is not liable
  for civil damages arising out of an act or omission relating to the
  requirements under Section 33.205 unless the act or omission is
  willfully or wantonly negligent.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter F, Chapter 33, Education Code, as
  added by this Act, applies beginning with the 2008-2009 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, 2007.