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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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active 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. ACTIVE RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS |
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REQUIRED. (a) In this section, "active radio frequency |
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identification tag" means a wireless identification system that |
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uses a transmitter and a battery or other active power source to |
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broadcast an electromagnetic radio frequency signal and transmit |
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data without physical contact between the tag and another device. |
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(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a youth camp operator shall |
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provide each camper with an active radio frequency identification |
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tag capable of tracking the camper's location in the event the |
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camper is missing from the camp or on the occurrence of a severe |
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weather event or another disaster. |
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(c) A youth camp operator may provide a camper with an |
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active radio frequency identification tag under this section only |
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if the operator obtains the written consent of the camper's parent |
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or legal guardian. |
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(d) 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. |