81R9727 KKA-F
By: Coleman H.B. No. 4507
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reporting by the Department of State Health Services
regarding services provided at school-based health centers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 38.063(g), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(g) The commissioner of public health shall require client
surveys to be conducted in school-based health centers funded
through grants awarded under this section[, and the results of
those surveys must be included in the annual report required under
Section 38.064].
SECTION 2. Section 38.064, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 38.064. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. (a) Based on
statistics obtained from every school-based health center in this
state that receives funding through the Department of State Health
Services, the Department of State Health Services [commissioner of
public health] shall issue a biennial [an annual] report to the
legislature about the [relative efficacy of] services delivered by
the [school-based health] centers during the preceding two years
[and any increased academic success of students at campuses served
by those centers, with special emphasis on any:
[(1) increased attendance;
[(2) decreased drop-out rates;
[(3) improved student health; and
[(4) improved performance on student assessment
instruments administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39].
(b) The report must address the extent to which the
services provided by the centers are considered by the Department
of State Health Services to have resulted in:
(1) improved school attendance by students with
chronic illnesses;
(2) increased student immunization rates; and
(3) increased student participation in preventive
health measures, including routine physical examinations and
checkups conducted in accordance with the Texas Health Steps
program [In obtaining statistics for preparation of the report
required by this section, the commissioner of public health shall
ensure that data is collected for each county and aggregated
appropriately according to geographical region].
(c) The Department of State Health Services may modify any
requirement imposed by this section if necessary to comply with
federal law regarding confidentiality of medical information.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.