Bill > HB637

This bill amends the Texas Education Code to enhance bleeding control station requirements in public schools, lowering the age for mandatory bleeding control instruction from seventh to fourth grade while introducing several new provisions. The bill mandates that schools maintain bleeding control stations with specific medical supplies like tourniquets, chest seals, and compression bandages, and requires training for school security personnel, resource officers, and other staff who might need to use these stations. Schools must now provide age-appropriate instruction on bleeding control to students in fourth grade and higher, with important caveats: parents can request to exempt their children from this instruction without penalty, the instruction must be conducted with a behavioral health professional present, cannot use graphic images or descriptions, and cannot include chest seal placement training. The bill also introduces new definitions for terms like "behavioral health professional" and "emergency alerting device" and adds requirements for emergency alerting devices in bleeding control stations. These new regulations will take effect in the 2025-2026 school year, aiming to improve emergency medical preparedness and student safety in schools.

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