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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dissemination of Type 1 diabetes information by |
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public schools. |
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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 38.0026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0026. DISSEMINATION OF TYPE 1 DIABETES INFORMATION. |
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(a) The Department of State Health Services shall prescribe |
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procedures by which each school district shall provide information |
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relating to Type 1 diabetes to district students and the parents of |
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district students each school year. The procedures must ensure |
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that the information is reasonably likely to come to the attention |
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of the parents of each student. The department shall prescribe the |
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form and content of the information. The information must cover: |
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(1) the symptoms of the disease, how the disease may be |
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diagnosed, and the possible consequences if left untreated; |
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(2) a description of the risk factors and warning |
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signs associated with the disease; |
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(3) a description of the screening process and early |
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detection methods for the disease and the stages of the disease; and |
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(4) the availability and effectiveness of treatment |
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for the disease, and a brief description of the risks and possible |
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side effects of treatment. |
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(b) A school district, with the written consent of the |
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Department of State Health Services, may provide the information |
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required by this section to district students and the parents of |
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district students by a method different from the method prescribed |
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by the department under Subsection (a) if the department determines |
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that method would be effective in bringing the information to the |
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attention of the parents of each student. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Department of State Health Services shall |
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prescribe the procedures required by Section 38.0026, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2025. |