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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to safety training for certain public school |
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extracurricular activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 33.202(a) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The University Interscholastic League [commissioner by
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rule] shall develop and adopt an extracurricular activity safety |
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training program as provided by this section. In developing the |
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program, the University Interscholastic League [commissioner] may |
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use materials available from the American Red Cross, Emergency |
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Medical Systems (EMS), or another appropriate entity. |
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(c) The safety training program must include: |
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(1) certification of participants by the American Red |
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Cross, the American Heart Association, or a similar organization |
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[or the University Interscholastic League], as determined by the |
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University Interscholastic League [commissioner]; |
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(2) current training in: |
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(A) emergency action planning; |
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(B) cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the person |
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is not required to obtain certification under Section 33.086; |
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(C) communicating effectively with 9-1-1 |
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emergency service operators and other emergency personnel; and |
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(D) recognizing symptoms of potentially |
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catastrophic injuries, including head and neck injuries, |
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concussions, injuries related to second impact syndrome, asthma |
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attacks, heatstroke, cardiac arrest, and injuries requiring use of |
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a defibrillator; and |
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(3) at least once each school year, a safety drill that |
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incorporates the training described by Subdivision (2) and |
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simulates various injuries described by Subdivision (2)(D). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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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, 2017. |