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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting on and the enforcement of the use of |
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E-cigarettes on school campuses |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 38.006, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding subsection (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) By November first of every even numbered year, the Texas |
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Education Agency shall provide a report to the legislature on the |
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use of E-cigarettes on school property. |
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(1) The report shall include: |
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(i) a compilation of reports provided by |
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each independent school district on their policies on |
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the use of E-cigarettes, complaints raised on |
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instances of violations of their polices, and actual |
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violations of their policies; and |
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(ii) the number of reports to the Texas |
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Education Agency on violations of school policies on |
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the use of E-cigarettes. |
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(d) The Texas Education Agency shall investigate any |
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complaints brought to the agency regarding instances of violations |
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of school policy on the use of E-cigarettes. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |