By: Creighton S.B. No. 2335
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reporting on and the enforcement of the use of
E-cigarettes on school campuses
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 38.006, Education Code, is amended by
adding subsection (c) and (d) to read as follows:
(c) By November first of every even numbered year, the Texas
Education Agency shall provide a report to the legislature on the
use of E-cigarettes on school property.
(1) The report shall include:
(i) a compilation of reports provided by
each independent school district on their policies on
the use of E-cigarettes, complaints raised on
instances of violations of their polices, and actual
violations of their policies; and
(ii) the number of reports to the Texas
Education Agency on violations of school policies on
the use of E-cigarettes.
(d) The Texas Education Agency shall investigate any
complaints brought to the agency regarding instances of violations
of school policy on the use of E-cigarettes.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.