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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of an online resource for teachers of |
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students with special health needs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.463 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.463. RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WITH |
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SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS. The agency, in coordination with the Health |
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and Human Services Commission, shall establish and maintain an |
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Internet website to provide resources for teachers who teach |
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students with special health needs. The agency shall include on the |
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website information about: |
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(1) the treatment and management of chronic illnesses |
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and how such illnesses impact a student's well-being or ability to |
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succeed in school; and |
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(2) food allergies that are common among students, |
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including information about preventing exposure to a specific food |
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when necessary to protect a student's health and information about |
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treating a student suffering from an allergic reaction to a food. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1322 was passed by the House on April |
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24, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 1322 on May 29, 2009, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 1322 on May 31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 146, |
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Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1322 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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1322 on June 1, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |