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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increasing awareness of the danger of leaving a child in |
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a hot motor vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 32, Health and Safety Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS |
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Sec. 32.101. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS ON UNATTENDED |
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CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) Using existing resources, the |
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department shall develop informational materials that describe the |
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danger of leaving a child unattended in a closed motor vehicle |
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during hot or sunny weather. The department shall make the |
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materials available for download from its Internet website. |
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(b) A facility that provides childbirth services shall |
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provide a copy of the informational materials described by |
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Subsection (a) to a parent or legal guardian of each infant born in |
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the facility. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2015, the |
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Department of State Health Services shall make the informational |
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materials required by Section 32.101, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, available on its Internet website. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 32.101, Health and Safety Code, |
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as added by this Act, a facility is not required to comply with that |
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section until January 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |