Each campus overdose gets reported. Names stay out of it.
The bill requires every public school district campus to report each drug overdose that happens on campus to its school district and to the head of the Health and Human Services Commission as soon as practicable. It touches school campuses, school districts, the education commissioner and the state health agency, which must jointly write rules. On the ground, campus overdoses get tracked by the state, with rules meant to keep names and other identifying details out of the reports and to follow federal and state student privacy laws.
Labels
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 2980 by Rep. Talarico (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
relating to the reporting of a controlled substance overdose
occurring on the campus of a public school.
WHAT IT DOES
Each campus overdose gets reported. Names stay out of it.
The bill requires every public school district campus to report each drug overdose that happens on campus to its school district and to the head of the Health and Human Services Commission as soon as practicable. It touches school campuses, school districts, the education commissioner and the state health agency, which must jointly write rules. On the ground, campus overdoses get tracked by the state, with rules meant to keep names and other identifying details out of the reports and to follow federal and state student privacy laws.
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Crimes--Drugs
Education--Primary & Secondary--General
Education--School Districts
Minors--Health & Safety
Protection of Personal Information
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Text
The text as introduced · 228 words
90R1482 KRM-D
By: Zaffirini
S.B. No. 89
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the reporting of a controlled substance overdose
occurring on the campus of a public school.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 38.046 to read as follows:
Sec. 38.046. REPORTING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OVERDOSES.
(a) In this section, "overdose" has the meaning assigned by Section
161.045, Health and Safety Code.
(b) Each school district campus shall report each overdose
that occurs at the campus as soon as practicable after the overdose
occurs to:
(1) the school district; and
(2) the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission.
(c) The commissioner and the executive commissioner of the
Health and Human Services Commission jointly shall adopt rules as
necessary to:
(1) ensure a report under Subsection (b) does not
include any personally identifying information; and
(2) implement this section in a manner that complies
with federal law regarding confidentiality of student medical or
educational information, including the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d
et seq.) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
(20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy
of student information.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.