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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to contracting by public and private schools for the |
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provision of medication for respiratory distress and training in |
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administering that medication. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.2115 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.2115. CONTRACTING FOR MEDICATION FOR RESPIRATORY |
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DISTRESS AND TRAINING. The board of trustees of a school district |
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or governing body of an open-enrollment charter school or private |
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school may contract with a vendor to provide: |
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(1) medication for respiratory distress and related |
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equipment to the district or school; and |
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(2) training to school personnel and school volunteers |
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authorized to administer medication for respiratory distress under |
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this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |