81R11173 KKA-F
By: Lucio S.B. No. 2112
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to coordinated health education for certain public school
principals and superintendents.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) Continuing education requirements for a superintendent
or a principal of an elementary, middle, or junior high school must
include at least two hours of classroom education training every
five years regarding coordinated health programs required under
Sections 38.013 and 38.014. The board, in conjunction with the
Texas Department of Agriculture, the Department of State Health
Services, and the agency, shall develop or approve a curriculum
that may be used for purposes of this subsection. The curriculum
must provide instruction regarding:
(1) health education;
(2) physical education and physical activity;
(3) nutrition services; and
(4) parental involvement.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.