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TX HB549
Bill
Status
6/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cody Vasut
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AI Summary
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Requires each Texas school district to have at least one airway clearance device (noninvasive choking rescue device) at each campus, with storage location considering where students primarily eat food
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Mandates compliance only if districts can obtain devices through donations in original packaging or through appropriated/donated funds specifically for that purpose
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Requires at least one trained employee to be present at the device storage location whenever a substantial number of students are present
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Authorizes school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and private schools to contract with vendors for respiratory distress medication, related equipment, and training for personnel authorized to administer such medication
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Applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year; officially cited as the Westyn Bryan Mandrell Act
Legislative Description
Relating to the availability and use of airway clearance devices at public school campuses and to contracts for medication for respiratory distress and training at public schools.
Education
Last Action
Effective immediately
6/20/2025