87S30364 CXP-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 126
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a policy requiring the use of face coverings 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 38.0022 to read as follows:
Sec. 38.0022. FACE COVERING POLICY. Notwithstanding any
other law, the board of trustees of a school district or the
governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may require an
individual to wear a face mask, face shield, or other face covering
to reduce the spread of infectious, contagious, and communicable
diseases when the individual is in the following settings operated
by the district or school:
(1) a school building;
(2) a school bus; or
(3) any other congregate educational setting in which
children younger than 12 years of age may be present during times
dedicated for educational purposes.
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 on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.