Sec. 33.205. CERTAIN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS REQUIRED    


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  • (a) A coach, trainer, or sponsor for an extracurricular athletic activity shall at each athletic practice or competition ensure that:

    (1) each student participating in the activity is adequately hydrated;

    (2) any prescribed asthma medication for a student participating in the activity is readily available to the student;

    (3) emergency lanes providing access to the practice or competition area are open and clear; and

    (4) heatstroke prevention materials are readily available.

    (b) If a student participating in an extracurricular athletic activity, including a practice or competition, becomes unconscious during the activity, the student may not:

    (1) return to the practice or competition during which the student became unconscious; or

    (2) participate in any extracurricular athletic activity until the student receives written authorization for such participation from a physician.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 , Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.