82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 27, Chapter 590 Page: 1 of 4
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Chapter 590 S.B. No. 27
1 AN ACT
2 relating to policies of school districts and open-enrollment
3 charter schools for the care of certain students at risk for
4 anaphylaxis.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
6 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is
7 amended by adding Section 38.0151 to read as follows:
8 Sec. 38.0151. POLICIES FOR CARE OF CERTAIN STUDENTS AT
9 RISK FOR ANAPHYLAXIS. (a) The board of trustees of each school
10 district and the governing body or an appropriate officer of each
11 open-enrollment charter school shall adopt and administer a policy
12 for the care of students with a diagnosed food allergy at risk for
13 anaphylaxis based on guidelines developed by the commissioner of
14 state health services in consultation with an ad hoc committee15 appointed by the commissioner of state health services.
16 (b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
17 that implemented a policy for the care of students with a diagnosed
18 food allergy at risk for anaphylaxis before the development of the
19 guidelines described by Subsection (a) shall review the policy and
20 revise the policy as necessary to ensure the policy is consistent
21 with the guidelines.
22 (b-1) Not later than December 1, 2011, the commissioner of
23 state health services shall appoint members to an ad hoc committee
24 to consult with the commissioner of state health services on1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 27, Chapter 590, legislative document, June 17, 2011; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth312007/m1/1/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.