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Texas Education Code - Chapter 38 Health And SafetyLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Education Code > Texas Education Code - Chapter 38 Health And Safety (a) Each student shall be fully immunized against diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, mumps, tetanus, and poliomyelitis, except as provided by Subsection (c). (b) Subject to Subsection ... (a) Each public school shall keep an individual immunization record during the period of attendance for each student admitted. The records shall be open for ... (a) The agency shall prescribe procedures by which each school district shall provide information relating to bacterial meningitis to its students and their parents each ... (a) Students enrolling in public schools in this state shall be tested for dyslexia and related disorders at appropriate times in accordance with a program ... (a) The agency shall develop a policy governing the child abuse reports required by Chapter 261, Family Code, of school districts and their employees. The ... Each teacher and student must wear industrial-quality eye-protective devices in appropriate situations as determined by school district policy. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. ... The board of trustees of a school district shall: (1) prohibit smoking or using tobacco products at a school-related or school-sanctioned activity on or off ... (a) The board of trustees of a school district shall prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages at a school-related or school-sanctioned activity on or off ... Each school in a school district in which there is a grade level of seven or higher shall post in a conspicuous location in the ... (a) The agency, in conjunction with the Department of State Health Services, shall: (1) develop information about the use of anabolic steroids and the health ... (a) A school administrator, nurse, or teacher is entitled to access to a student's medical records maintained by the school district for reasons determined by ... (a) A parent or guardian of a student is entitled to access to the student's medical records maintained by a school district. (b) On request ... (a) A school district or school district employee may not refer a student to an outside counselor for care or treatment of a chemical dependency ... (a) A school district employee may not: (1) knowingly sell, market, or distribute a dietary supplement that contains performance enhancing compounds to a primary or ... (a) Before a school district or school may expand or change the health care services available at a school in the district from those that ... (a) The agency shall make available to each school district one or more coordinated health programs designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Type 2 ... (a) Each school district shall: (1) participate in appropriate training for the implementation of the program approved by the agency under Section 38.013; and (2) ... Each school district shall provide to the agency information as required by the commissioner, including statistics and data, relating to student health and physical activity ... (a) In this section: (1) "Parent" includes a person standing in parental relation. (2) "Self-administration of prescription asthma or anaphylaxis medicine" means a student's discretionary ... (a) In this section: (1) "Parent" includes a guardian or other person standing in parental relation. (2) "Psychotropic drug" means a substance that is: (A) ... (a) A school district in this state may, if the district identifies the need, design a model in accordance with this subchapter for the delivery ... A district may contract with a person to provide services at a school-based health center. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1418, § 1, ... (a) A school-based health center may provide services to a student only if the district or the provider with whom the district contracts obtains the ... The permissible categories of services are: (1) family and home support; (2) health care, including immunizations; (3) dental health care; (4) health education; and (5) ... Reproductive services, counseling, or referrals may not be provided through a school-based health center using grant funds awarded under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, ... Any service provided using grant funds awarded under this subchapter must be provided by an appropriate professional who is properly licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized ... (a) The staff of a school-based health center and the person whose consent is obtained under Section 38.053 shall jointly identify any health-related concerns of ... (a) The board of trustees of a school district may establish and appoint members to a local health education and health care advisory council to ... (a) A school district may seek assistance in establishing and operating a school-based health center from any public health agency in the community. On request, ... (a) This section applies only to a school-based health center serving an area that: (1) is located in a county with a population not greater ... (a) If a person receiving a medical service from a school-based health center has a primary care physician, the staff of the center shall provide ... A school district or the provider with whom the district contracts shall seek all available sources of funding to compensate the district or provider for ... (a) Subject to the availability of federal or state appropriated funds, the commissioner of public health shall administer a program under which grants are awarded ... (a) Based on statistics obtained from every school-based health center in this state, the commissioner of public health shall issue an annual report to the ... Texas Lawyers
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