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| 1 | 1 | By: Muñoz, Jr. H.B. No. 3679 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the certification requirements of lifeguards and | |
| 7 | 7 | swimming instructors in the state of Texas. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 65.001, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (a) Sec. 65.001. LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATION. Swimming | |
| 12 | 12 | instructors and lifeguards at public swimming pools must be | |
| 13 | 13 | certified by the American Red Cross, the Y.M.C.A., or other | |
| 14 | 14 | nationally recognized aquatic training program, in swimming | |
| 15 | 15 | instruction, first aid, CPR, and be trained in drowning risk | |
| 16 | 16 | prevention. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 18 | 18 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 19 | 19 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 20 | 20 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 21 | 21 | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |