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Senate Bill 12 - Parental Consent

Senate Bill 12 - Parental Consent

  • New Parental Consent Forms
    New legislation from the 89th Texas Legislative Session requires parents and guardians to provide annual consent for certain school-based services and activities. Forms must be completed for each student by Friday, Sept. 5.

Health Services

Parents must give consent before schools can provide routine physical health services, such as, first aid for minor injuries, vision and hearing screenings, and other routine school-based health services.  Below, you will find the Parent/Guardian Consent for School Health Services forms for each campus.

Livingston High School - Health Services Consent Form

Livingston Junior High - Health Services Consent Form

Cedar Grove Elementary - Health Services Consent Form

Creekside Elementary - Health Services Consent Form

Timber Creek Elementary - Health Services Consent Form

Pine Ridge Primary - Health Services Consent Form

FAQs: Consent for Health Services

  • Examples of routine health services that may be provided with your consent acknowledged on the School Health-Related Services Parental Consent Form:

    Physical health services:

    • First aid and injury evaluation
    • Nursing assessments and/or care of symptoms of illness or injury while at school
    • Routine health screenings- vision, hearing, spinal screening, and Texas Risk Assessment for Type 2 Diabetes in Children
    • Monitoring of chronic health conditions (e.g., diabetes, seizures, asthma)
    • Communicable disease or condition symptom evaluation, exclusion and readmission
    • Administration of medications (upon written parent request and with a physician’s order)
    • Health counseling and education (nutrition, hygiene, disease prevention, general wellness)
    • Coordination of health services
    • Special procedures (upon written parent request and with a physician’s order)

  • Parental consent is not required for these services:

    • Medical emergencies or those required by law

    • Administration of medications
    • Scheduled nursing procedures

  • These services are provided by licensed school nurses, teachers, athletic trainers, administrators, clinic aides or other staff  employed by LISD who are charged with supervising children.

  • In a serious emergency, staff will still act to protect your child’s safety and will contact you immediately.

  • Yes. All health records are protected under state and federal privacy laws.