Bill Text: TX HB960 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the removal of a public school student from an interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected concussion.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-02 - Considered in Calendars [HB960 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB960-Introduced.html
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| By: Howard | H.B. No. 960 | |
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| relating to the removal of a public school student from an | ||
| interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected | ||
| concussion. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 38.156, Education Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 38.156. REMOVAL FROM PLAY IN PRACTICE OR COMPETITION | ||
| FOLLOWING CONCUSSION. A student shall be removed from an | ||
| interscholastic athletics practice or competition immediately if | ||
| one of the following persons believes the student might have | ||
| sustained a concussion during the practice or competition: | ||
| (1) a coach; | ||
| (2) a physician; | ||
| (3) a licensed health care professional; | ||
| (4) a person licensed under Chapter 201, Occupations | ||
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| (5) a school nurse; or | ||
| (6) the student's parent or guardian or another person | ||
| with legal authority to make medical decisions for the student. | ||
| 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, 2019. | ||
