BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 3881

By: Wilson

Public Health

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

It has been noted that a recent strategic planning process undertaken by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) indicated that certain impediments and redundancies in statutory provisions relating to the maintenance, administration, and disposal of epinephrine auto-injectors at school campuses could be eliminated. H.B. 3881 seeks to remove TEA’s responsibility to participate in adopting rules and reporting activity regarding the use of epinephrine auto-injectors in primary and secondary schools.

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.

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.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 3881 amends the Education Code to remove the commissioner of education’s rulemaking authority with regard to the maintenance, administration, and disposal of an epinephrine auto-injector at a school campus. The bill removes references to the commissioner as a recipient of a report each school is required to make following the administering of an epinephrine auto-injector and with respect to additional information to be included in such a report.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2019.