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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 122.008: EMPLOYMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMPENSATION.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 2. HEALTH
  3. SUBTITLE F. LOCAL REGULATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  4. CHAPTER 122. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH

(a) The commissioners court of a county may employ one or more registered nurses to visit the public schools in the county.

(b) A nurse employed under Subsection (a) shall:

(1) investigate the health conditions and sanitary surroundings of the schools and the personal, physical, and health condition of students in the schools;

(2) cooperate with the department and local health authorities; and

(3) perform other duties required by the commissioners court.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0377, eff. April 2, 2015.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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