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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) 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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 265 passed the Senate on |
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April 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 29, 2015, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 265 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, |
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Nays 0, three present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |