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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to maintaining a supply of anaphylaxis medicine on public |
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school campuses served by school nurses. |
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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 38.0151 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0151. MAINTAINING ANAPHYLAXIS MEDICINE ON CAMPUS. |
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(a) A school district shall maintain at each campus at which a |
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school nurse serves on a part-time or full-time basis a supply of |
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anaphylaxis medicine that may be administered to persons on campus |
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experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. For anaphylaxis medicine |
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to satisfy this subsection, the medicine may not have an expiration |
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date that has passed. |
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(b) The commissioner by rule shall establish the amount of |
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anaphylaxis medicine that must be maintained at a campus for |
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purposes of Subsection (a). In adopting a rule under this |
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subsection, the commissioner shall consult with one or more |
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physicians experienced in treating persons experiencing an |
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anaphylactic reaction. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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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, 2009. |