Bill Text: TX SB1297 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to child water safety requirements for certain organizations.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-04 - Co-author authorized [SB1297 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB1297-Introduced.html
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| By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 1297 | |
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| relating to child water safety requirements for certain | ||
| organizations. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as Cati's Act. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 341, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 341.0646 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 341.0646. CHILD WATER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN | ||
| ORGANIZATIONS. (a) In this section: | ||
| (1) "Body of water" means an artificial or natural | ||
| body of water, including a swimming pool, wading pool, lake, or | ||
| river, typically used for recreational swimming, bathing, or play. | ||
| (2) "Child" means an individual under 18 years of age. | ||
| (b) An organization, including a school, preschool, | ||
| kindergarten, nursery school, or day camp or youth camp, as defined | ||
| by Section 141.002, that takes a child in its care or under its | ||
| supervision to a body of water or otherwise allows a child access to | ||
| a body of water shall: | ||
| (1) determine whether the child is able to swim or is | ||
| at risk when swimming; and | ||
| (2) if the organization does not own or operate the | ||
| body of water, provide the owner or operator of the body of water a | ||
| written or electronic disclosure that clearly identifies each child | ||
| who is unable to swim or is at risk when swimming. | ||
| (c) During the time each child who is unable to swim or is at | ||
| risk when swimming has access to a body of water, the organization | ||
| shall: | ||
| (1) provide to the child: | ||
| (A) for a natural body of water, a Type II United | ||
| States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device; or | ||
| (B) for an artificial body of water, a Type II or | ||
| Type III United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation | ||
| device; and | ||
| (2) ensure the child is wearing the appropriate | ||
| personal flotation device and the device is properly fitted for the | ||
| child. | ||
| (d) The executive commissioner may adopt rules necessary to | ||
| implement this section. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
