Tex. Education Code § 38.224
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 38.224, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 38.224. TRAINING.
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(a) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school, and private school that adopts a policy under Section 38.222(a) or (b) is responsible for training school personnel and school volunteers in the administration of an opioid antagonist.
(b) Training required under this section must:
(1) include information on:
(A) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an opioid-related drug overdose;
(B) administering an opioid antagonist;
(C) implementing emergency procedures, if necessary, after administering an opioid antagonist; and
(D) properly disposing of used or expired opioid antagonists;
(2) be provided in a formal training session or through online education; and
(3) be provided in accordance with the policy adopted under Section 21.4515.
(c) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school that adopts a policy under Section 38.222(a) or (b) must maintain records on the training required under this section.
(b) Training required under this section must:
(1) include information on:
(A) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an opioid-related drug overdose;
(B) administering an opioid antagonist;
(C) implementing emergency procedures, if necessary, after administering an opioid antagonist; and
(D) properly disposing of used or expired opioid antagonists;
(2) be provided in a formal training session or through online education; and
(3) be provided in accordance with the policy adopted under Section 21.4515.
(c) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school that adopts a policy under Section 38.222(a) or (b) must maintain records on the training required under this section.
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