Texas Tobacco Laws – for SchoolsAISD Policy and Student Code of Conduct

Compliance, Education & Enforcement

Tobacco

• Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States

• Everyday, 1,200 people die from tobacco use (That’s one person every 72 seconds…)

Tobacco and Young Adults

3,000 people under the age of 18 become regular smokers everyday

1,000 of them will eventually die of a tobacco related illness

Today, there are approximately 450,000 young people addicted to tobacco who will eventually die of a tobacco related illness

Second-hand Smoke

There are over 4,000 chemicals in second-hand smoke

43 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer

15% of cigarette smoke is inhaled by the smoker

85% of the smoke is inhaled by others around the smoker

Quit Facts

• 83% of current adult smokers wish they had never started smoking

• 93% of smokers who try to quit resume regular smoking within one year

• On average, it takes 5-7 quit attempts to succeed

Tobacco-Free School Environment:

Tobacco use is prohibited by any person on District premises, at school or school-related activities

Tobacco use is prohibited by AISD employees in District vehicles

It is illegal for students to possess tobacco products on District premises, at school or school-related activities

School personnel shall enforce these policies on school property Senate Bill 1, Texas Education Code, Section 38.006 and AISD Student Code of Conduct

M.I.P – Tobacco Law Minor in Possession of Tobacco:

It is illegal for a person under 18 years of age to possess, purchase, consume or accept a cigarette or tobacco product Health & Safety Code 161.252

Provisions of the Law:

A person under 18 years of age who possesses, purchases, consumes or accepts a cigarette or tobacco product will be cited for Minor In Possession of Tobacco (M.I.P.)

Penalties for M.I.P. – Tobacco:

Class C Misdemeanor Attend an eight hour Tobacco Awareness

Class Complete eight to 12 hours of community

service Six month loss or delay of your driver’s license $250 fine

Review

What is the tobacco law for people under 18 years of age.

What is AISD and state law tobacco policy? What is MIP for Tobacco? What are some or all of the penalties for an

MIP for Tobacco?