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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the placement of bleeding control kits in public |
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schools and to required training of school personnel. |
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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 38.029 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.029. BLEEDING CONTROL KIT PROGRAM. (a) Each school |
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district and open-enrollment charter school shall develop and |
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implement at each campus of the district or school a bleeding |
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control kit program that: |
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(1) ensures that bleeding control kits, as described |
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by Subsection (b), are stored in easily accessible areas of the |
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campus that are selected by the district's school safety and |
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security committee or the charter school's governing body; |
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(2) includes the use of bleeding control kits in: |
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(A) a district's multihazard emergency |
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operations plan under Section 37.108(a); or |
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(B) any security planning measure or protocol |
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adopted by a charter school's governing body; and |
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(3) requires all district or school personnel who may |
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be reasonably expected to use a bleeding control kit in the event of |
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an injury to another person to receive agency-approved training. |
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(b) A bleeding control kit required under this section must |
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be a first aid response kit that includes: |
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(1) one tourniquet; |
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(2) two compressed gauze dressings; |
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(3) one trauma dressing; |
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(4) nitrile gloves; |
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(5) scissors; and |
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(6) instructional documents adopted by the agency |
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detailing methods to prevent blood loss following a traumatic |
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event. |
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(c) In addition to the items listed under Subsection (b), a |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school may also include |
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in a bleeding control kit any medical material or equipment that: |
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(1) may be readily stored in a bleeding control kit; |
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(2) may be used to adequately treat an injury |
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involving traumatic blood loss; and |
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(3) is approved by local law enforcement or emergency |
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medical services personnel. |
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(d) A school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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shall conduct an annual inspection of the medical material and |
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equipment in each bleeding control kit stored on a campus of the |
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district or school and replace any expired material or equipment as |
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necessary. |
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(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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must restock a bleeding control kit as soon as practicable after a |
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use of the kit to ensure the kit contains all required material and |
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equipment. |
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(f) To satisfy the training requirement of Subsection |
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(a)(3), the agency may approve an online course of instruction |
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provided by the American College of Surgeons or a similar |
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organization. |
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(g) A school district or open-enrollment charter school and |
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the employees of the district or school are immune from civil |
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liability from damages or injuries resulting from the good faith |
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use of a bleeding control kit by an employee of the district or |
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school to control the bleeding of an injured person, provided that: |
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(1) the employee received the training required under |
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Subsection (a)(3); and |
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(2) the employee did not act with gross negligence in |
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the use of the bleeding control kit. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than October 1, 2019, the Texas |
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Education Agency shall approve training in the use of a bleeding |
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control kit that is appropriate to satisfy the training required by |
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Section 38.029(a)(3), Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this |
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Act, and not later than January 1, 2020, each school district and |
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open-enrollment charter school shall develop and implement the |
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bleeding control kit program required by Section 38.029, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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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, 2019. |