89R5508 RDR-D     By: Talarico H.B. No. 2980       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 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, 2025.