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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to student use of sunscreen products 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 A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.021. USE OF SUNSCREEN PRODUCTS. (a) A student may |
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possess and use a topical sunscreen product while on school |
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property or at a school-related event or activity to avoid |
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overexposure to the sun and not for the medical treatment of an |
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injury or illness if the product is approved by the federal Food and |
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Drug Administration for over-the-counter use. |
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(b) School personnel may assist an elementary school |
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student in applying a topical sunscreen product if the school has |
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received a written request from the student's parent or person |
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standing in parental relation to the student requesting school |
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personnel to assist the student in applying the product. This |
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subsection does not require school personnel to assist a student in |
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applying a topical sunscreen product. |
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(c) This section does not: |
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(1) waive any immunity from liability of a school |
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district, its board of trustees, or its employees; or |
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(2) create any liability for or a cause of action |
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against a school district, its board of trustees, or its employees. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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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, 2015. |