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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of bleeding control stations in public |
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schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.030, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The protocol required under this section must: |
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(1) provide for a school district or open-enrollment |
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charter school to maintain and make available to school employees |
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and volunteers bleeding control stations, as described by |
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Subsection (d), for use in the event of a traumatic injury involving |
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blood loss; |
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(2) ensure that bleeding control stations are stored |
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in easily accessible areas of the campus that are selected by the |
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district's school safety and security committee or the charter |
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school's governing body; |
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(3) require that agency-approved training on the use |
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of a bleeding control station in the event of an injury to another |
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person be provided to: |
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(A) each school district peace officer |
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commissioned under Section 37.081 or school security personnel |
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employed under that section who provides security services at the |
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campus; |
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(B) each school resource officer who provides law |
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enforcement at the campus; and |
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(C) all other district or school personnel who |
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may be reasonably expected to use a bleeding control station; and |
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(4) require the district or charter school to annually |
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offer instruction on the use of a bleeding control station from a |
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school resource officer or other appropriate district or school |
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personnel who has received the training under Subdivision (3) to |
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students enrolled at the campus in grade three [seven] or higher. |
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(d) A bleeding control station required under this section |
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must contain all of the following required supplies in quantities |
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determined appropriate by the superintendent of the district or the |
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director of the school: |
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(1) tourniquets approved for use in battlefield trauma |
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care by the armed forces of the United States; |
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(2) chest seals; |
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(3) compression bandages; |
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(4) bleeding control bandages; |
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(5) space emergency blankets; |
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(6) latex-free gloves; |
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(7) markers; |
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(8) scissors; [and] |
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(9) instructional documents developed by the American |
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College of Surgeons or the United States Department of Homeland |
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Security detailing methods to prevent blood loss following a |
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traumatic event; and |
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(10) emergency alerting devices. |
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(d-1) In this section, "emergency alerting device" means a |
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device designed to send, once the case containing the device is |
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opened, an emergency alert that provides continuous information |
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about the location of the device to preprogrammed recipients, |
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including 9-1-1 call centers, school resource officers, and |
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emergency services personnel, using multiple forms of |
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communication technology to ensure connectivity, including |
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cellular telephone technology, Bluetooth technology, global |
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positioning system technology, general packet radio service |
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technology, and wireless computer networking technology. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |