Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3757 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/11/2021

                    87R12000 SRA-D
 By: Lozano H.B. No. 3757


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to a recommendation by the COVID-19 Expert Vaccine
 Allocation Panel to prioritize public school employees in vaccine
 allocation and distribution.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety
 Code, is amended by adding Section 161.007066 to read as follows:
 Sec. 161.007066.  COVID-19 EXPERT VACCINE ALLOCATION PANEL;
 PRIORITIZATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The COVID-19
 Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel convened to develop
 recommendations for the allocation of COVID-19 vaccines for the
 commissioner shall prioritize the allocation and distribution of
 vaccines for public school employees.
 (b)  This section expires January 1, 2023.
 SECTION 2.  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, 2021.