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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring public schools to use the wet bulb globe |
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temperature to determine whether conditions are unsatisfactory for |
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student outdoor activities due to severe heat. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.025. USE OF WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATURE FOR SEVERE |
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HEAT DETERMINATIONS. (a) In this section, "wet bulb globe |
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temperature" means a comprehensive measurement of environmental |
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conditions that accounts for ambient temperature, relative |
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humidity, wind, and solar radiation. |
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(b) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school |
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shall refer to the wet bulb globe temperature in determining |
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satisfactory or unsatisfactory conditions for outdoor activities, |
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including: |
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(1) athletic activities; |
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(2) recess; |
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(3) extracurricular activities conducted outdoors; |
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and |
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(4) any other related activities. |
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(c) This section does not: |
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(1) waive any immunity from liability of a school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school or of district or |
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charter school officers or employees; or |
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(2) create any liability for a cause of action against |
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a school district or open-enrollment charter school or against |
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district or charter school officers or employees. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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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, 2023. |