84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 66, Chapter 180 Page: 4 of 17
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S.B. No. 66
1 epinephrine auto-injector to a person who is reasonably believed to
2 be experiencing anaphylaxis on a school campus; and
3 (2) may provide that school personnel and school
4 volunteers who are authorized and trained may administer an
5 epinephrine auto-injector to a person who is reasonably believed to
6 be experiencing anaphylaxis at an off-campus school event or while
7 in transit to or from a school event.
8 (c) The commissioner of state health services, in
9 consultation with the commissioner of education, and with advice
10 from the advisory committee, shall adopt rules regarding the
11 maintenance, administration, and disposal of an epinephrine
12 auto-injector at a school campus subject to a policy adopted under
13 Subsection (a). The rules must establish:
14 (1) the number of epinephrine auto-injectors
15 available at each campus;
16 (2) the process for each school district and
17 open-enrollment charter school to check the inventory of
18 epinephrine auto-injectors at regular intervals for expiration and
19 replacement; and
20 (3) the amount of training required for school
21 personnel and school volunteers to administer an epinephrine
22 auto-injector.
23 (d) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school
24 that adopts a policy under Subsection (a) must require that each
25 campus have one or more school personnel members or school
26 volunteers authorized and trained to administer an epinephrine
27 auto-injector present during all hours the campus is open.
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 66, Chapter 180, legislative document, May 28, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth704991/m1/4/?rotate=270: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.