Tex. Education Code § 33.205
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 33.205, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 33.205. CERTAIN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS REQUIRED.
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(a) A coach, trainer, or sponsor for an extracurricular athletic activity shall at each athletic practice or competition ensure that:
(1) each student participating in the activity is adequately hydrated;
(2) any prescribed asthma medication for a student participating in the activity is readily available to the student;
(3) emergency lanes providing access to the practice or competition area are open and clear; and
(4) heatstroke prevention materials are readily available.
(b) If a student participating in an extracurricular athletic activity, including a practice or competition, becomes unconscious during the activity, the student may not:
(1) return to the practice or competition during which the student became unconscious; or
(2) participate in any extracurricular athletic activity until the student receives written authorization for such participation from a physician.
(1) each student participating in the activity is adequately hydrated;
(2) any prescribed asthma medication for a student participating in the activity is readily available to the student;
(3) emergency lanes providing access to the practice or competition area are open and clear; and
(4) heatstroke prevention materials are readily available.
(b) If a student participating in an extracurricular athletic activity, including a practice or competition, becomes unconscious during the activity, the student may not:
(1) return to the practice or competition during which the student became unconscious; or
(2) participate in any extracurricular athletic activity until the student receives written authorization for such participation from a physician.
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