84R9710 KKA-D
By: West S.B. No. 952
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to parental notification of physical fitness assessment
results and development of wellness plans for certain public school
students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 38, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 38.1021 to read as follows:
Sec. 38.1021. WELLNESS PLANS. (a) A school district shall
develop an individual wellness plan for each student with physical
fitness results on the assessment instrument administered under
this subchapter that are below the standards identified in
accordance with Section 38.102(b)(2).
(b) A wellness plan required by this section must prescribe
specific actions, including actions relating to dietary choices and
physical activity levels, that should be taken by the student to
improve the student's health.
(c) A school district shall provide a copy of the wellness
plan developed under this section to the student's parent not later
than the 30th day after the date the district receives the student's
physical fitness results. If the student is enrolled at or above
the seventh grade level, the district shall also provide a copy of
the student's wellness plan directly to the student.
SECTION 2. Section 38.103, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) A school district shall provide a parent with a copy
of the results of the physical assessment of the parent's child if
the results are below the standards identified in accordance with
Section 38.102(b)(2).
SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016
school year.
SECTION 4. 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, 2015.