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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing or administering low-THC cannabis to a child |
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for whom the low-THC cannabis was prescribed. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 487.001, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivision (5) to read as follows: |
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(5) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 487, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 487.055 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 487.055. PROVISION OR ADMINISTRATION TO CHILD. It is |
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not child abuse or neglect, as those terms are defined under Section |
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261.001, Family Code, for a parent or other caregiver to provide or |
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administer low-THC cannabis to a child for whom the low-THC |
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cannabis was prescribed under Chapter 169, Occupations Code. |
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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, 2017. |