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Education and Health: A Review and AssessmentAPPENDIX III: Texas State Policy on Asthma• Texas is not within states with written policies on education for asthma awareness forstudents and school staff. It does not recommend or require that students receive instructionin asthma education. (2005)• Texas does not have written policies on asthma and general health examination forstudents.• Texas does not have written policies requiring schools to document medical conditions ofstudents with asthma in an individual education plan (IEP) or individual student health plan(ISHP).• Texas has a statewide policy that requires all schools to designate staff who will administermedication to students during the school day. The policy requires written authorization froma parent or guardian and the prescribing physician.• Texas has statewide policies that allow students to both possess and self-administerapproved medication during the school day.• Texas has state written policies on three environmental triggers: tobacco use, air quality,and/or pesticide use (2005)• CDC requires school to have a policy prohibiting cigarette, cigar and pipe smoking andsmokeless tobacco use by students, faculty, staff and visitors; the policy prohibitstobacco use in school buildings, on school grounds, in school buses or other vehiclesused to transport students, and at off-campus school-sponsored events. Texas has awritten policy that prohibition of tobacco use to include all school-sponsored activities onor off the school campus, but not on school transportation vehicles.• Texas is one of the states that specifically address indoor air quality in schools. Statepolicy provides voluntary IAQ policies or other air quality measures in schools.• Texas requires schools to implement an integrated pest management program thatincludes procedural guidelines for pesticide application, education of building occupants,and inspection and monitoring of pesticide applications. The policy addressesmanagement limiting pesticide application, requiring integrated pest management, butnot notifying staff & parents and placement of posting signs.Source: Lee, P.H. (2005) State school health policy issue brief: Summary and analyses of statepolicies on asthma education, medications, and triggers. National Association of State Boards ofEducation. Available at: http://www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/E-100