85R10410 SRS-F
By: Rose H.B. No. 4056
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain research-based practices for use by public
school personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 161.325, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsections (a), (a-2), and (c) and adding
Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
(a) The department, in coordination with the Texas
Education Agency and regional education service centers, shall
provide and annually update a list of recommended best
practice-based programs in the areas specified under Subsection
(a-1) and research-based practices in the areas specified under
Subsection (a-2) for implementation in public elementary, junior
high, middle, and high schools within the general education
setting. Each school district may select from the list a program
or programs or a practice or practices appropriate for
implementation in the district.
(a-2) The list must include research-based practices in the
following areas:
(1) physical or emotional trauma intervention;
(2) social and emotional learning;
(3) positive school climate; and
(4) positive behavior supports.
(a-3) The department, the Texas Education Agency, and each
regional education service center shall make the list easily
accessible on their websites.
(c) In developing the list of programs and practices, the
department and the Texas Education Agency shall consider:
(1) any existing suicide prevention method developed
by a school district; and
(2) any Internet or online course or program developed
in this state or another state that is based on best practices
recognized by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration or the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.