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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of |
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radio frequency identification tags. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 141.0091 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 141.0091. REQUIRED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION |
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TAGS. (a) In this section, "active radio frequency identification |
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tag" means a wireless identification system that uses a transmitter |
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and a battery or other active power source to broadcast an |
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electromagnetic radio frequency signal and transmit data without |
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physical contact between the tag and another device. |
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(b) A youth camp operator must provide each camper with a |
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radio frequency identification tag capable of tracking the camper's |
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location in the event the camper is missing from the camp or on the |
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occurrence of a severe weather event or another disaster. |
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(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary |
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to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |