S.B. No. 265
AN ACT
relating to student use of sunscreen products in public schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 38.021 to read as follows:
Sec. 38.021. USE OF SUNSCREEN PRODUCTS. (a) A student may
possess and use a topical sunscreen product while on school
property or at a school-related event or activity to avoid
overexposure to the sun and not for the medical treatment of an
injury or illness if the product is approved by the federal Food and
Drug Administration for over-the-counter use.
(b) This section does not:
(1) waive any immunity from liability of a school
district, its board of trustees, or its employees; or
(2) create any liability for or a cause of action
against a school district, its board of trustees, or its employees.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016
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, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 265 passed the Senate on
April 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2; and that
the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 29, 2015, by the
following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 265 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144,
Nays 0, three present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor