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Amend HB 4124 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill appropriately:
SECTION ___. Section 38.154, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may include any person licensed under Chapter 201 or 453, Occupations Code, as a member of the district or charter school concussion oversight team, provided that the person meets the training requirement under Subsection (c).
SECTION ___. Section 38.156, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 38.156. REMOVAL FROM PLAY IN PRACTICE OR COMPETITION FOLLOWING CONCUSSION. A student shall be removed from an interscholastic athletics practice or competition immediately if one of the following persons believes the student might have sustained a concussion during the practice or competition:
(1) a coach;
(2) a physician;
(3) a licensed health care professional;
(4) a person licensed under Chapter 201 or 453, Occupations Code;
(5) a school nurse; or
(6) the student's parent or guardian or another person with legal authority to make medical decisions for the student.