TX HB856

Changes the requirement for school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and private schools from optional ("may") to mandatory ("shall") to adopt and implement policies for maintaining, administering, and disposing of respiratory distress medication at each campus

Requires each school campus to maintain and make available a supply of medication for respiratory distress, with authorized and trained personnel or volunteers present during regular school hours

Allows trained school personnel and volunteers to administer respiratory distress medication to anyone reasonably believed to be experiencing respiratory distress on campus or at school-sponsored activities

Directs the Health and Human Services Commission executive commissioner to adopt rules establishing medication amounts, inventory check processes, training requirements, and approved medication types based on best medical evidence

Requires schools to provide written notice to parents or guardians of each student regarding the implemented medication policies

Takes effect immediately with two-thirds legislative vote, otherwise September 1, 2025