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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of an online resource for teachers of |
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students with special health needs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.463 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.463. RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WITH |
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SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS. The agency, in coordination with the Health |
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and Human Services Commission, shall establish and maintain an |
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Internet website to provide resources for teachers who teach |
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students with special health needs. The agency shall include on the |
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website information about: |
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(1) the treatment and management of chronic illnesses |
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and how such illnesses impact a student's well-being or ability to |
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succeed in school; and |
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(2) food allergies that are common among students, |
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including information about preventing exposure to a specific food |
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when necessary to protect a student's health and information about |
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treating a student suffering from an allergic reaction to a food. |
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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, 2009. |