TITLE: Relating to the purchase of certain insurance by public school districts.

SUMMARY: Relating to the purchase of certain insurance by public school districts.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the purchase of certain insurance by public school districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 38.024(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) In compliance with this section, the board of trustees of a school district may obtain insurance against bodily injuries sustained by students while training for or engaging in interschool athletic competition or while engaging in school-sponsored activities [on a school campus].SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.