89R2782 MEW-F
By: Lopez of Cameron H.B. No. 2049
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the dissemination of Type 1 diabetes information by
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 38.0026 to read as follows:
Sec. 38.0026. DISSEMINATION OF TYPE 1 DIABETES INFORMATION.
(a) The Department of State Health Services shall prescribe
procedures by which each school district shall provide information
relating to Type 1 diabetes to district students and the parents of
district students each school year. The procedures must ensure
that the information is reasonably likely to come to the attention
of the parents of each student. The department shall prescribe the
form and content of the information. The information must cover:
(1) the symptoms of the disease, how the disease may be
diagnosed, and the possible consequences if left untreated;
(2) a description of the risk factors and warning
signs associated with the disease;
(3) a description of the screening process and early
detection methods for the disease and the stages of the disease; and
(4) the availability and effectiveness of treatment
for the disease, and a brief description of the risks and possible
side effects of treatment.
(b) A school district, with the written consent of the
Department of State Health Services, may provide the information
required by this section to district students and the parents of
district students by a method different from the method prescribed
by the department under Subsection (a) if the department determines
that method would be effective in bringing the information to the
attention of the parents of each student.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Department of State Health Services shall
prescribe the procedures required by Section 38.0026, Education
Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
school year.
SECTION 4. 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, 2025.