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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training requirements for public school nurses and |
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certain other school personnel regarding seizure recognition and |
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related first aid. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as Sam's Law. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.032 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.032. SEIZURE RECOGNITION AND RELATED FIRST AID |
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TRAINING. (a) A school nurse employed by a school district must |
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complete an agency-approved online course of instruction for school |
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nurses regarding managing students with seizures that includes |
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information about seizure recognition and related first aid. |
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(b) A school district employee, other than a school nurse, |
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whose duties at the school include regular contact with students |
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must complete an agency-approved online course of instruction for |
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school personnel regarding awareness of students with seizures that |
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includes information about seizure recognition and related first |
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aid. |
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(c) The agency may approve an online course of instruction |
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provided by a nonprofit national foundation that supports the |
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welfare of individuals with epilepsy and seizure disorders to |
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satisfy the training required under Subsection (a) or (b). |
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(d) The agency shall adopt rules as necessary to administer |
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this section. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas |
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Education Agency shall approve online courses of instruction to |
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satisfy the training requirements of Section 38.032, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |