Tex. Educ. Code § 38.210

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 38.210 - Training

(a) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school, and private school that adopts a policy under Section 38.208(a) is responsible for training school personnel and school volunteers in the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector. The training must include information on:

(1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis;

(2) administering an epinephrine auto-injector;

(3) implementing emergency procedures, if necessary, after administering an epinephrine auto-injector; and

(4) properly disposing of used or expired epinephrine auto-injectors.

(a-1) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school, and private school that adopts a policy under Section 38.208(a-1) is responsible for training school personnel and school volunteers in the administration of medication for respiratory distress. The training must include information on:

(1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of respiratory distress;

(2) administering medication for respiratory distress;

(3) implementing emergency procedures, if necessary, after administering medication for respiratory distress; and

(4) proper sanitization, reuse, and disposal of medication for respiratory distress.

(b) Training required under this section must be provided:

(1)

in a formal training session or through online education; and

(2) in accordance with the policy adopted under Section 21.4515.

(c) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school, and private school shall maintain records on the training required under this section.

Tex. Educ. Code § 38.210

Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 194,Sec. 8, eff. 5/24/2023.

Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1045,Sec. 20, eff. 6/18/2021, op. beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.

Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 61,Sec. 5, eff. 5/22/2017, op. beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.

Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 180,Sec. 2, eff. 5/28/2015, op. beginning with the 2015-2016 school year.