Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Safe Schools
Chapter 38 - Health and Safety

Section 38.0025. Dissemination of Bacterial Meningitis Information - Sec. 38.0025. DISSEMINATION OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS INFORMATION. (a) The Department...

Section 38.003. Screening and Treatment for Dyslexia and Related Disorders - Sec. 38.003. SCREENING AND TREATMENT FOR DYSLEXIA AND RELATED DISORDERS....

Section 38.0031. Classroom Technology Plan for Students With Dyslexia - Sec. 38.0031. CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY PLAN FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA. (a)...

Section 38.0032. Dyslexia Training Opportunities - Sec. 38.0032. DYSLEXIA TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. (a) The agency shall annually...

Section 38.004. Child Abuse Reporting and Programs - Sec. 38.004. CHILD ABUSE REPORTING AND PROGRAMS. (a) The agency...

Section 38.0041. Policies Addressing Sexual Abuse and Other Maltreatment of Children - Sec. 38.0041. POLICIES ADDRESSING SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF...

Section 38.0042. Posting Child Abuse Hotline Telephone Number - Sec. 38.0042. POSTING CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER. (a) Each...

Section 38.005. Protective Eye Devices in Public Schools - Sec. 38.005. PROTECTIVE EYE DEVICES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Each teacher...

Section 38.006. E-Cigarettes and Tobacco Products on School Property - Sec. 38.006. E-CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. (a)...

Section 38.007. Alcohol-Free School Zones - Sec. 38.007. ALCOHOL-FREE SCHOOL ZONES. (a) The board of trustees...

Section 38.008. Posting of Steroid Law Notice - Sec. 38.008. POSTING OF STEROID LAW NOTICE. Each school in...

Section 38.009. Access to Medical Records - Sec. 38.009. ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS. (a) A school administrator,...

Section 38.0095. Parental Access to Medical Records - Sec. 38.0095. PARENTAL ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS. (a) A parent...

Section 38.010. Outside Counselors - Sec. 38.010. OUTSIDE COUNSELORS. (a) A school district or school...

Section 38.0101. Authority to Employ or Contract With Nonphysician Mental Health Professional - Sec. 38.0101. AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY OR CONTRACT WITH NONPHYSICIAN MENTAL...

Section 38.011. Dietary Supplements - Sec. 38.011. DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS. (a) A school district employee may...

Section 38.012. Notice Concerning Health Care Services - Sec. 38.012. NOTICE CONCERNING HEALTH CARE SERVICES. (a) Before a...

Section 38.013. Coordinated Health Program for Elementary, Middle, and Junior High School Students - Sec. 38.013. COORDINATED HEALTH PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND JUNIOR...

Section 38.014. Implementation of Coordinated Health Program for Elementary, Middle, and Junior High School Students - Sec. 38.014. IMPLEMENTATION OF COORDINATED HEALTH PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE,...

Section 38.0141. Reporting of Certain Health and Safety Information Required - Sec. 38.0141. REPORTING OF CERTAIN HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION REQUIRED....

Section 38.015. Self-Administration of Prescription Asthma or Anaphylaxis Medicine by Students - Sec. 38.015. SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF PRESCRIPTION ASTHMA OR ANAPHYLAXIS MEDICINE BY...

Section 38.0151. Policies for Care of Certain Students at Risk for Anaphylaxis - Sec. 38.0151. POLICIES FOR CARE OF CERTAIN STUDENTS AT RISK...

Section 38.0152. Committee to Assist in Updating Guidelines for Care of Students at Risk for Anaphylaxis - Sec. 38.0152. COMMITTEE TO ASSIST IN UPDATING GUIDELINES FOR CARE...

Section 38.016. Psychotropic Drugs and Psychiatric Evaluations or Examinations - Sec. 38.016. PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS AND PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS OR EXAMINATIONS. (a)...

Section 38.017. Availability of Automated External Defibrillator - Sec. 38.017. AVAILABILITY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR. (a) Each school...

Section 38.018. Procedures Regarding Response to Cardiac Arrest - Sec. 38.018. PROCEDURES REGARDING RESPONSE TO CARDIAC ARREST. (a) Each...

Section 38.0181. Cardiovascular Screening Pilot Program - Sec. 38.0181. CARDIOVASCULAR SCREENING PILOT PROGRAM. (a) In this section,...

Section 38.019. Immunization Awareness Program - Sec. 38.019. IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS PROGRAM. (a) A school district that...

Section 38.021. Use of Sunscreen Products - Sec. 38.021. USE OF SUNSCREEN PRODUCTS. (a) A student may...

Section 38.022. School Visitors - Sec. 38.022. SCHOOL VISITORS. (a) A school district may require...

Section 38.023. List of Resources Concerning Internet Safety - Sec. 38.023. LIST OF RESOURCES CONCERNING INTERNET SAFETY. The agency...

Section 38.0231. Guidelines for Use of Digital Devices - Sec. 38.0231. GUIDELINES FOR USE OF DIGITAL DEVICES. (a) The...

Section 38.024. Insurance Against Student Injuries - Sec. 38.024. INSURANCE AGAINST STUDENT INJURIES. (a) In compliance with...

Section 38.026. Grant Program for Best Practices in Nutrition Education - Sec. 38.026. GRANT PROGRAM FOR BEST PRACTICES IN NUTRITION EDUCATION....

Section 38.027. Electronic Communication Policy - Sec. 38.027. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION POLICY. (a) In this section, "electronic...

Section 38.030. Traumatic Injury Response Protocol - Sec. 38.030. TRAUMATIC INJURY RESPONSE PROTOCOL. (a) Each school district...

Section 38.031. Notice of Lice - Sec. 38.031. NOTICE OF LICE. (a) The board of trustees...

Section 38.032. Seizure Management and Treatment Plan - Sec. 38.032. SEIZURE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT PLAN. (a) The parent...

Section 38.033. Seizure Recognition and Related First Aid Training - Sec. 38.033. SEIZURE RECOGNITION AND RELATED FIRST AID TRAINING. (a)...

Section 38.034. School Health and Related Services Program; Eligibility for Audiology Services - Sec. 38.034. SCHOOL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY FOR...

Section 38.036. Trauma-Informed Care Policy - Sec. 38.036. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE POLICY. (a) Each school district shall...

Subchapter B. School-Based Health Centers

Section 38.051. Establishment of School-Based Health Centers - Sec. 38.051. ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS. (a) A school...

Section 38.052. Contract for Services - Sec. 38.052. CONTRACT FOR SERVICES. A district may contract with...

Section 38.053. Parental Consent Required - Sec. 38.053. PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIRED. (a) A school-based health center...

Section 38.054. Categories of Services - Sec. 38.054. CATEGORIES OF SERVICES. The permissible categories of services...

Section 38.055. Use of Grant Funds for Reproductive Services Prohibited - Sec. 38.055. USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES PROHIBITED....

Section 38.056. Provision of Certain Services by Licensed Health Care Provider Required - Sec. 38.056. PROVISION OF CERTAIN SERVICES BY LICENSED HEALTH CARE...

Section 38.057. Identification of Health-Related Concerns - Sec. 38.057. IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTH-RELATED CONCERNS. (a) The staff of...

Section 38.058. Health Education and Health Care Advisory Council - Sec. 38.058. HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a)...

Section 38.059. Assistance of Public Health Agency - Sec. 38.059. ASSISTANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY. (a) A school...

Section 38.0591. Access to Mental Health Services - Sec. 38.0591. ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. The agency, in...

Section 38.060. Coordination With Existing Providers in Certain Areas - Sec. 38.060. COORDINATION WITH EXISTING PROVIDERS IN CERTAIN AREAS. (a)...

Section 38.061. Communication With Primary Care Physician - Sec. 38.061. COMMUNICATION WITH PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN. (a) If a...

Section 38.062. Funding for Provision of Services - Sec. 38.062. FUNDING FOR PROVISION OF SERVICES. A school district...

Section 38.063. Grants - Sec. 38.063. GRANTS. (a) Subject to the availability of federal...

Subchapter C. Physical Fitness Assessment

Section 38.101. Assessment Required - Sec. 38.101. ASSESSMENT REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 38.102. Adoption of Assessment Instrument - Sec. 38.102. ADOPTION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT. (a) The commissioner by...

Section 38.103. Reporting of Physical Fitness Results - Sec. 38.103. REPORTING OF PHYSICAL FITNESS RESULTS. (a) A school...

Section 38.104. Analysis of Results - Sec. 38.104. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS. (a) The agency shall analyze...

Section 38.105. Donations - Sec. 38.105. DONATIONS. The agency and each school district may...

Section 38.106. Rules - Sec. 38.106. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to...

Subchapter D. Prevention, Treatment, and Oversight of Concussions Affecting Student Athletes

Section 38.151. Definitions - Sec. 38.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Advanced practice nurse"...

Section 38.152. Applicability - Sec. 38.152. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to an interscholastic athletic...

Section 38.153. Oversight of Concussions by School Districts and Charter Schools; Return-to-Play Protocol Development by Concussion Oversight Team - Sec. 38.153. OVERSIGHT OF CONCUSSIONS BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER...

Section 38.154. Concussion Oversight Team: Membership - Sec. 38.154. CONCUSSION OVERSIGHT TEAM: MEMBERSHIP. (a) Each concussion oversight...

Section 38.155. Required Annual Form Acknowledging Concussion Information - Sec. 38.155. REQUIRED ANNUAL FORM ACKNOWLEDGING CONCUSSION INFORMATION. A student...

Section 38.156. Removal From Play in Practice or Competition Following Concussion - Sec. 38.156. REMOVAL FROM PLAY IN PRACTICE OR COMPETITION FOLLOWING...

Section 38.157. Return to Play in Practice or Competition - Sec. 38.157. RETURN TO PLAY IN PRACTICE OR COMPETITION. (a)...

Section 38.158. Training Courses - Sec. 38.158. TRAINING COURSES. (a) The University Interscholastic League shall...

Section 38.159. Immunity - Sec. 38.159. IMMUNITY. This subchapter does not: (1) waive any...

Section 38.160. Rules - Sec. 38.160. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary...

Subchapter E. Maintenance and Administration of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors and Asthma Medicine

Section 38.201. Definitions - Sec. 38.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Advisory committee" means...

Section 38.202. Advisory Committee: Establishment and Composition - Sec. 38.202. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION. (a) The commissioner...

Section 38.203. Advisory Committee: Presiding Officer - Sec. 38.203. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: PRESIDING OFFICER. The advisory committee shall...

Section 38.204. Advisory Committee: Compensation and Expenses - Sec. 38.204. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. Members of the...

Section 38.205. Advisory Committee: Applicability of Other Law - Sec. 38.205. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 2110,...

Section 38.206. Advisory Committee: Open Meetings - Sec. 38.206. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: OPEN MEETINGS. Meetings of the advisory...

Section 38.207. Advisory Committee: Duties - Sec. 38.207. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: DUTIES. The advisory committee shall advise...

Section 38.208. Maintenance and Administration of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors and Asthma Medicine - Sec. 38.208. MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS AND ASTHMA...

Section 38.209. Report on Administering Epinephrine Auto-Injector - Sec. 38.209. REPORT ON ADMINISTERING EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR. (a) Not later...

Section 38.210. Training - Sec. 38.210. TRAINING. (a) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school,...

Section 38.211. Prescription of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors and Asthma Medicine - Sec. 38.211. PRESCRIPTION OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS AND ASTHMA MEDICINE. (a)...

Section 38.212. Notice to Parents - Sec. 38.212. NOTICE TO PARENTS. If a school district, open-enrollment...

Section 38.213. Gifts, Grants, and Donations - Sec. 38.213. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. A school district, open-enrollment...

Section 38.214. Rules - Sec. 38.214. RULES. Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter,...

Section 38.215. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 38.215. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. (a) A person who in...

Subchapter F. Mental Health Resources

Section 38.251. Rubric to Identify Resources - Sec. 38.251. RUBRIC TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES. (a) The agency shall...

Section 38.252. Regional Inventory of Mental Health Resources - Sec. 38.252. REGIONAL INVENTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. (a) Each...

Section 38.253. Statewide Inventory of Mental Health Resources - Sec. 38.253. STATEWIDE INVENTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. (a) The...

Section 38.254. Statewide Plan for Student Mental Health - Sec. 38.254. STATEWIDE PLAN FOR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH. (a) The...

Section 38.255. Agency Use of Statewide Plan - Sec. 38.255. AGENCY USE OF STATEWIDE PLAN. (a) The agency...

Section 38.256. Reports to Legislature - Sec. 38.256. REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE. In addition to any other...

Subchapter F. -1. Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services

Section 38.301. Definitions - Sec. 38.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Institution of higher...

Section 38.302. Establishment - Sec. 38.302. ESTABLISHMENT. The Collaborative Task Force on Public School...

Section 38.303. Membership - Sec. 38.303. MEMBERSHIP. (a) The task force is composed of:...

Section 38.304. Officers - Sec. 38.304. OFFICERS. (a) The commissioner is designated as the...

Section 38.305. Compensation; Reimbursement - Sec. 38.305. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the task force...

Section 38.306. Meetings - Sec. 38.306. MEETINGS. (a) After its initial meeting, the task...

Section 38.307. Support Services for Task Force - Sec. 38.307. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TASK FORCE. (a) The commissioner...

Section 38.3071. Request for and Disclosure of Information - Sec. 38.3071. REQUEST FOR AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. (a) To...

Section 38.308. Duties of Task Force - Sec. 38.308. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE. (a) The task force...

Section 38.309. Privacy of Information - Sec. 38.309. PRIVACY OF INFORMATION. The task force shall ensure...

Section 38.310. Reports - Sec. 38.310. REPORTS. Not later than November 1 of each...

Section 38.311. Funding; Administrative Cost Restriction; Gifts and Grants - Sec. 38.311. FUNDING; ADMINISTRATIVE COST RESTRICTION; GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a)...

Section 38.312. Expiration - Sec. 38.312. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and this...

Subchapter G. Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Youth Suicide

Section 38.351. Mental Health Promotion and Intervention, Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention, and Suicide Prevention - Sec. 38.351. MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND INTERVENTION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION...

Section 38.352. Immunity - Sec. 38.352. IMMUNITY. This subchapter does not: (1) waive any...

Section 38.353. Suicide Prevention Information Required on Certain Student Identification Cards - Sec. 38.353. SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION REQUIRED ON CERTAIN STUDENT IDENTIFICATION...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle G - Safe Schools Chapter 38 - Health and Safety

Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Safe Schools
Chapter 38 - Health and Safety