BILL ANALYSIS |
S.B. 489 |
By: Lucio |
Public Education |
Committee Report (Unamended) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties report an
increase in the use of e-cigarettes among middle and high school students in
recent years and suggest that instruction to prevent the use of e-cigarettes
should be included among the curriculum components of the health education
instruction required to be recommended by the local school health advisory
council in each public school district.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
S.B. 489 amends the Education Code to include instruction to prevent the use of e-cigarettes among the curriculum components of the health education instruction required to be recommended by the local school health advisory council in each public school district.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.
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