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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a notification requirement concerning the availability |
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of nurses on the campus of a public school, including an |
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open-enrollment charter school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 25.096 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.096. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION CONCERNING NURSES. (a) |
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In this section, "nurse" means a person licensed under Chapter 301, |
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Occupations Code. |
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(b) A public school, including an open-enrollment charter |
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school, shall provide written notice to the parent of or other |
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person standing in parental relation to each student enrolled in |
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the school concerning the schedule and availability of a nurse on |
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the school's campus during the school year. |
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(c) The principal of the school shall provide the notice |
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required by Subsection (b) not later than the 30th instructional |
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day following: |
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(1) the first day of school; and |
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(2) any change to the nurse's schedule or availability |
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that occurs during the school year. |
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(d) The school shall: |
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(1) make a good faith effort to ensure that the notice |
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required by this section is provided in a bilingual form to any |
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parent or other person standing in parental relation whose primary |
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language is not English; and |
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(2) retain a copy of any notice provided under this |
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section. |
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(e) A school may satisfy the notice requirement under |
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Subsection (c) by posting the notice on the school's Internet |
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website. Notice posted under this subsection must be accessible |
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from the home page of the Internet website by use of not more than |
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three links. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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school year. |
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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, 2021. |