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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications of persons employed as nurses by |
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public school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.003, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a |
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person may not be employed by a school district as an audiologist, |
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occupational therapist, physical therapist, physician, [nurse,] |
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school psychologist, associate school psychologist, licensed |
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professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, social |
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worker, or speech language pathologist unless the person is |
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licensed by the state agency that licenses that profession and may |
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perform specific services within those professions for a school |
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district only if the person holds the appropriate credential from |
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the appropriate state agency. As long as a person employed by a |
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district before September 1, 2011, to perform marriage and family |
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therapy, as defined by Section 502.002, Occupations Code, is |
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employed by the same district, the person is not required to hold a |
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license as a marriage and family therapist to perform marriage and |
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family therapy with that district. |
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(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a |
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person may not be employed by a school district as a nurse unless |
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the person holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing and is |
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licensed by the Texas Board of Nursing as a registered nurse. A |
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person employed by a district as a nurse before September 1, 2015, |
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who maintains a license issued by the Texas Board of Nursing is not |
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required to fulfill the requirements of this subsection in order to |
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remain employed as a nurse by that district or to be employed as a |
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nurse by another district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |