{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-38.173","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 38.173","heading":"CONCUSSION RESPONSE POLICY.","body":"(a) A school district shall adopt and implement a policy regarding how to respond to a concussion believed to have been sustained by a student while on school property or participating in a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property.\n(b) The policy adopted under Subsection (a) must provide for:\n(1) the immediate removal of a student from a school-sponsored or school-related activity if a school district employee or volunteer believes the student might have sustained a concussion;\n(2) notice to the student's parent or guardian or another person with legal authority to make medical decisions for the student of the student's suspected concussion and removal under Subdivision (1); and\n(3) the student's return to a school-sponsored or school-related activity only after the requirements under Section 38.157(a) have been satisfied.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (S.B. 2398), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE G. SAFE SCHOOLS","CHAPTER 38. HEALTH AND SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER D-1. TREATMENT OF CONCUSSIONS AFFECTING STUDENTS OTHER THAN STUDENT ATHLETES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.38.htm#38.173","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"acd63f619dce8ebab5248d019766f4a90a6445f7c24126a010c522ff2b301c05","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-38.172","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-38.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}