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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for participation in extracurricular |
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athletic activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.092 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.092. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED FOR |
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PARTICIPATION IN EXTRACURRICULAR ATHLETIC ACTIVITY. (a) In this |
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section: |
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(1) "Physician" means a physician licensed under |
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Chapter 155, Occupations Code. |
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(2) "Physician assistant" means a person who is |
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licensed under Chapter 204, Occupations Code. |
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(3) "Advanced practice nurse" means a nurse authorized |
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by the Board of Nurse Examiners under Section 301.152, Occupations |
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Code. |
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(b) A Student may not participate in extracurricular |
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athletic activities sponsored by a school district unless the |
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student has submitted to the school district a completed form |
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indicating that the student has received a physical examination by |
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a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse. The |
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form must be signed by the physician, physician assistant, or |
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advanced practice nurse and indicate that the examination |
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determined that the student does not have a medical condition that |
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would make it hazardous for the student to participate in the |
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athletic activity. |
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(c) The physical examination form required by Subsection |
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(a) must be submitted to the school district before the student may |
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participate in any athletic practice, scrimmage, game, or match. |
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(d) The University Interscholastic League shall adopt rules |
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to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |