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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to football helmet safety requirements in public schools. |
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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 33.094 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.094. FOOTBALL HELMET SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. (a) A |
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school district may not use a football helmet that is 16 years old |
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or older in the district's football program. |
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(b) A school district shall ensure that each football helmet |
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used in the district's football program that is 10 years old or |
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older is reconditioned at least once every two years. |
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(c) A school district shall maintain and make available to |
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parents of students enrolled in the district documentation |
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indicating the age of each football helmet used in the district's |
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football program and the dates on which each helmet is |
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reconditioned. |
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(d) The University Interscholastic League may adopt rules |
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necessary to implement this section, provided that the rules must |
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be approved by the commissioner in accordance with Section |
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33.083(b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2012-2013 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |