81R8717 EAH-D
By: Coleman H.B. No. 2711
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the assignment of school nurses at public school
campuses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 38.020 to read as follows:
Sec. 38.020. NURSE ASSIGNMENT REQUIRED. A school district
that has an enrollment of at least 1,000 students shall employ at
least one full-time school nurse for each 500 students enrolled in
the district. The district shall assign at least one full-time
school nurse to each district campus and shall assign any
additional school nurses based on the medical needs of students at a
particular campus.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.