HB 675

The Equipment Manager program makes HB675 compliant and beyond!

AN ACT

relating to   football helmet safety requirements in public schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY   THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.   Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
amended by adding   Section 33.094 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.094.   FOOTBALL HELMET SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. (a) A
school district may not use a football helmet that is 16 years old
or older in the   district’s football program.
(b) A school   district shall ensure that each football helmet
used in the   district’s football program that is 10 years old or
older is   reconditioned at least once every two years.
(c) A school   district shall maintain and make available to
parents of students   enrolled in the district documentation
indicating the age   of each football helmet used in the district’s
football program   and the dates on which each helmet is
reconditioned.
(d) The University   Interscholastic League may adopt rules
necessary to   implement this section, provided that the rules must
be approved by the   commissioner in accordance with Section
33.083(b).
SECTION 2. This Act   applies beginning with the 2012-2013
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act   takes effect September 1, 2011.