By: Campbell S.B. No. 979
(In the Senate - Filed February 16, 2023; March 3, 2023,
read first time and referred to Committee on Education;
May 4, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 12,
Nays 0; May 4, 2023, sent to printer.)
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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. Section 33.202(c), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(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
by the University Interscholastic League;
(2) current training in:
(A) emergency action planning;
(B) communicating effectively with 9-1-1
emergency service operators and other emergency personnel; and
(C) recognizing symptoms of potentially
catastrophic injuries, including head and neck injuries,
concussions, injuries related to second impact syndrome, asthma
attacks, heatstroke, rhabdomyolysis, cardiac arrest, and injuries
requiring use of a defibrillator; and
(3) a safety drill that incorporates the training
described by Subdivision (2) and simulates various injuries
described by Subdivision (2)(C).
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
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, 2023.
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