Tex. Education Code § 38.012
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 38.012, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 38.012. NOTICE CONCERNING HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Official statutory text
(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 were available on January 1, 1999, the board of trustees must:
(1) hold a public hearing at which the board discloses all information on the proposed health care services, including:
(A) all health care services to be provided;
(B) whether federal law permits or requires any health care service provided to be kept confidential from parents;
(C) whether a child's medical records will be accessible to the child's parent;
(D) information concerning grant funds to be used;
(E) the titles of persons who will have access to the medical records of a student; and
(F) the security measures that will be used to protect the privacy of students' medical records; and
(2) approve the expansion or change by a record vote.
(b) A hearing under Subsection (a) must include an opportunity for public comment on the proposal.
(1) hold a public hearing at which the board discloses all information on the proposed health care services, including:
(A) all health care services to be provided;
(B) whether federal law permits or requires any health care service provided to be kept confidential from parents;
(C) whether a child's medical records will be accessible to the child's parent;
(D) information concerning grant funds to be used;
(E) the titles of persons who will have access to the medical records of a student; and
(F) the security measures that will be used to protect the privacy of students' medical records; and
(2) approve the expansion or change by a record vote.
(b) A hearing under Subsection (a) must include an opportunity for public comment on the proposal.
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