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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a public school district policy providing that a school |
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nurse may administer prescription asthma medicine to a student. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.208(b-1), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b-1) If a policy is adopted under Subsection (a-1), the |
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policy must provide that the school nurse may administer |
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prescription asthma medicine to a student only if the school nurse |
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has written notification from a parent or guardian of the student |
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that the student has a medical history of asthma or a clinical |
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presentation with signs and symptoms of asthma which may include |
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respiratory distress, dyspnea, labored breathing, audible |
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wheezing, tightness of chest, or a persistent cough [been diagnosed |
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as having asthma] and stating that the school nurse may administer |
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prescription asthma medicine to the student. A school nurse may |
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administer the prescription asthma medicine only at a school |
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campus. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |