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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the acquisition and use by a school district of an |
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electroencephalogram brain assessment platform to monitor |
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concussions in student athletes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.1581 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.1581. MONITORING CONCUSSIONS IN STUDENT ATHLETES. |
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(a) A school district may acquire for use in the district's |
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interscholastic athletic program an electroencephalogram brain |
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assessment platform designed to establish a person's baseline brain |
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function for comparison to the person's brain function following a |
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concussive impact. |
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(b) A district that acquires the electroencephalogram brain |
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assessment platform described by Subsection (a) shall use the |
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device to monitor student athletic program participants who |
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experience a concussive impact to determine whether the student |
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requires medical attention and whether the student may safely |
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resume participation in athletic activity. |
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(c) A district must obtain written consent from the |
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student's parent or guardian or other person with legal authority |
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to make medical decisions for the student before the device |
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described by Subsection (a) may be used on the student. |
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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, 2015. |