85R13203 SRS-D
By: Wilson H.B. No. 4150
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to safety training for certain public school
extracurricular activities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 33.202(a) and (c), Education Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(a) The University Interscholastic League [commissioner by
rule] shall develop and adopt an extracurricular activity safety
training program as provided by this section. In developing the
program, the University Interscholastic League [commissioner] may
use materials available from the American Red Cross, Emergency
Medical Systems (EMS), or another appropriate entity.
(c) The safety training program must include:
(1) certification of participants by the American Red
Cross, the American Heart Association, or a similar organization
[or the University Interscholastic League], as determined by the
University Interscholastic League [commissioner];
(2) current training in:
(A) emergency action planning;
(B) cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the person
is not required to obtain certification under Section 33.086;
(C) communicating effectively with 9-1-1
emergency service operators and other emergency personnel; and
(D) recognizing symptoms of potentially
catastrophic injuries, including head and neck injuries,
concussions, injuries related to second impact syndrome, asthma
attacks, heatstroke, cardiac arrest, and injuries requiring use of
a defibrillator; and
(3) at least once each school year, a safety drill that
incorporates the training described by Subdivision (2) and
simulates various injuries described by Subdivision (2)(D).
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
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, 2017.