Requires nurses to be present at least half of each school day in Texas public schools.
Texas HB508 amends the Education Code to mandate that each school district and open-enrollment charter school must ensure a nurse is present during at least half of each school day at every campus. The commissioner is tasked with adopting necessary rules to implement this requirement, which will take effect starting with the 2026-2027 school year.
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