Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	S.B. No. 11
	1	+	86R30819 JES/JG-F
	2	+	By: Taylor, et al. S.B. No. 11
	3	+	(Bonnen of Galveston, Huberty, Metcalf, Thierry,
	4	+	Price, et al.)
2	5
3	6
	7	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	8		AN ACT
5	9		relating to policies, procedures, and measures for school safety
6		-	and mental health promotion in public schools and the creation of
7		-	the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium.
	10	+	and mental health promotion in public schools.
8	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	12		SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 7, Education Code, is
10	13		amended by adding Section 7.061 to read as follows:
11	14		Sec. 7.061. FACILITIES STANDARDS. (a) In this section,
12	15		"instructional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section
13	16		46.001.
14	17		(b) The commissioner shall adopt or amend rules as necessary
15	18		to ensure that building standards for instructional facilities and
16	19		other school district and open-enrollment charter school
17	20		facilities provide a secure and safe environment. In adopting or
18	21		amending rules under this section, the commissioner shall include
19	22		the use of best practices for:
20	23		(1) the design and construction of new facilities; and
21	24		(2) the improvement, renovation, and retrofitting of
22	25		existing facilities.
23	26		(c) Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year,
24	27		the commissioner shall review all rules adopted or amended under
25	28		this section and amend the rules as necessary to ensure that
26	29		building standards for school district and open-enrollment charter
27	30		school facilities continue to provide a secure and safe
28	31		environment.
29		-	SECTION 2. Section 11.252(a), Education Code, is amended to
	32	+	SECTION 2. Chapter 8, Education Code, is amended by adding
	33	+	Subchapter E to read as follows:
	34	+	SUBCHAPTER E. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE RESOURCES FOR
	35	+	SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL
	36	+	Sec. 8.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "local mental
	37	+	health authority" and "non-physician mental health professional"
	38	+	have the meanings assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety
	39	+	Code.
	40	+	Sec. 8.152. EMPLOYMENT OF NON-PHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH
	41	+	PROFESSIONAL AS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE RESOURCE. (a) A
	42	+	local mental health authority shall employ a non-physician mental
	43	+	health professional to serve as a mental health and substance use
	44	+	resource for school districts located in the region served by a
	45	+	regional education service center and in which the local mental
	46	+	health authority provides services. In making a hiring decision
	47	+	under this section, the local mental health authority shall consult
	48	+	with the regional education service center.
	49	+	(b) If two or more local mental health authorities provide
	50	+	services in a region served by a regional education service center,
	51	+	the local mental health authority that primarily operates in the
	52	+	county in which the center is located shall employ the
	53	+	non-physician mental health professional and, in making any hiring
	54	+	decision, consult with other local mental health authorities and
	55	+	the regional education service center providing services in that
	56	+	region.
	57	+	Sec. 8.153. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION; MEMORANDUM OF
	58	+	UNDERSTANDING. (a) A local mental health authority that employs a
	59	+	non-physician mental health professional under Section 8.152 and
	60	+	the regional education service center shall collaborate in carrying
	61	+	out this subchapter.
	62	+	(b) Each regional education service center shall provide
	63	+	for a non-physician mental health professional employed for the
	64	+	region served by the center with a space for the professional to
	65	+	carry out the professional's duties under Section 8.155. The local
	66	+	mental health authority that employs the professional shall pay the
	67	+	center a reasonable negotiated cost recovery fee for providing the
	68	+	space and administrative support outlined in the memorandum of
	69	+	understanding under Subsection (c). The fee may not exceed $15,000
	70	+	unless a larger fee is agreed to by the local mental health
	71	+	authority and center.
	72	+	(c) A local mental health authority and a regional education
	73	+	service center shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for
	74	+	the administration of this section.
	75	+	Sec. 8.154. SUPERVISION OF NON-PHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH
	76	+	PROFESSIONAL. The local mental health authority that employs a
	77	+	non-physician mental health professional under Section 8.152
	78	+	shall:
	79	+	(1) supervise the professional in carrying out the
	80	+	professional's duties under Section 8.155; and
	81	+	(2) consult with any other local mental health
	82	+	authorities in the region and the regional education service center
	83	+	in supervising the professional and seek input from the center
	84	+	regarding the professional's performance.
	85	+	Sec. 8.155. DUTIES OF NON-PHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH
	86	+	PROFESSIONAL. (a) A non-physician mental health professional
	87	+	employed under Section 8.152 shall collaborate with the regional
	88	+	education service center that focuses on mental health initiatives
	89	+	and act as a resource for the regional education service center and
	90	+	school district personnel by:
	91	+	(1) helping personnel gain awareness and a better
	92	+	understanding of mental health and co-occurring mental health and
	93	+	substance use disorders;
	94	+	(2) assisting personnel to implement initiatives
	95	+	related to mental health or substance use under:
	96	+	(A) state law;
	97	+	(B) rules adopted by a state agency;
	98	+	(C) interagency memoranda of understanding; or
	99	+	(D) programs related to the state law, rules, or
	100	+	memoranda of understanding;
	101	+	(3) ensuring personnel are aware of:
	102	+	(A) the list of recommended best practice-based
	103	+	programs and research-based practices developed under Section
	104	+	161.325, Health and Safety Code;
	105	+	(B) other public and private mental health and
	106	+	substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery programs
	107	+	available in the school district, including evidence-based
	108	+	programs provided by a local mental health authority and other
	109	+	public or private mental health providers; and
	110	+	(C) other resources available from the Health and
	111	+	Human Services Commission to support school districts, students, or
	112	+	students' families;
	113	+	(4) on a monthly basis, facilitating mental health
	114	+	first aid training;
	115	+	(5) on a monthly basis, facilitating training
	116	+	regarding the effects of grief and trauma and providing support to
	117	+	children with intellectual or developmental disabilities who
	118	+	suffer from grief or trauma; and
	119	+	(6) on a monthly basis, facilitating training on
	120	+	prevention and intervention programs that have been shown to be
	121	+	effective in helping students cope with pressures to:
	122	+	(A) use alcohol, cigarettes, or illegal drugs; or
	123	+	(B) misuse prescription drugs.
	124	+	(b) A non-physician mental health professional employed
	125	+	under Section 8.152 may not treat or provide counseling to a student
	126	+	or provide specific advice to school district personnel regarding a
	127	+	student.
	128	+	Sec. 8.156. PARTICIPATION BY SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT REQUIRED.
	129	+	This subchapter does not require a school district to participate
	130	+	in training provided by a non-physician mental health professional
	131	+	or otherwise use the professional as a resource.
	132	+	Sec. 8.157. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING. A state agency to
	133	+	which money is appropriated to carry out this subchapter shall
	134	+	ensure that the money is distributed equally among the local mental
	135	+	health authorities that employ and supervise non-physician mental
	136	+	health professionals under this subchapter.
	137	+	Sec. 8.158. REPORT. (a) Before the last business day of
	138	+	each calendar year, each local mental health authority that employs
	139	+	and supervises a non-physician mental health professional under
	140	+	this subchapter shall prepare and submit a report to the Health and
	141	+	Human Services Commission regarding the outcomes for school
	142	+	districts and students resulting from services provided by the
	143	+	non-physician mental health professional.
	144	+	(b) Not later than January 31 of the following calendar
	145	+	year, the Health and Human Services Commission shall compile the
	146	+	information submitted under this section and prepare and provide a
	147	+	preliminary report to the agency for review and input. After
	148	+	receiving the agency's recommendations on the preliminary report,
	149	+	the commission shall prepare and submit a final report to the
	150	+	agency, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
	151	+	representatives, each standing committee of the legislature having
	152	+	primary jurisdiction over mental health, and each standing
	153	+	committee of the legislature having primary jurisdiction over
	154	+	public education.
	155	+	SECTION 3. Section 11.252(a), Education Code, is amended to
30	156		read as follows:
31	157		(a) Each school district shall have a district improvement
32	158		plan that is developed, evaluated, and revised annually, in
33	159		accordance with district policy, by the superintendent with the
34	160		assistance of the district-level committee established under
35	161		Section 11.251. The purpose of the district improvement plan is to
36	162		guide district and campus staff in the improvement of student
37	163		performance for all student groups in order to attain state
38	164		standards in respect to the achievement indicators adopted under
39	165		Section 39.053(c). The district improvement plan must include
40	166		provisions for:
41	167		(1) a comprehensive needs assessment addressing
42	168		district student performance on the achievement indicators, and
43	169		other appropriate measures of performance, that are disaggregated
44	170		by all student groups served by the district, including categories
45	171		of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sex, and populations served by
46	172		special programs, including students in special education programs
47	173		under Subchapter A, Chapter 29;
48	174		(2) measurable district performance objectives for
49	175		all appropriate achievement indicators for all student
50	176		populations, including students in special education programs
51	177		under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, and other measures of student
52	178		performance that may be identified through the comprehensive needs
53	179		assessment;
54	180		(3) strategies for improvement of student performance
55	181		that include:
56	182		(A) instructional methods for addressing the
57	183		needs of student groups not achieving their full potential;
58	184		(B) methods for addressing the needs of students
59	185		for special programs, including:
60	186		(i) suicide prevention programs, in
61	187		accordance with Subchapter O-1, Chapter 161, Health and Safety
62	188		Code, which includes a parental or guardian notification procedure;
63	189		(ii) conflict resolution programs;
64	190		(iii) violence prevention programs; and
65	191		(iv) dyslexia treatment programs;
66	192		(C) dropout reduction;
67	193		(D) integration of technology in instructional
68	194		and administrative programs;
69	195		(E) discipline management;
70	196		(F) staff development for professional staff of
71	197		the district;
72	198		(G) career education to assist students in
73	199		developing the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for a
74	200		broad range of career opportunities; and
75	201		(H) accelerated education;
76	202		(4) strategies for providing to middle school, junior
77	203		high school, and high school students, those students' teachers and
78	204		school counselors, and those students' parents information about:
79	205		(A) higher education admissions and financial
80	206		aid opportunities;
81	207		(B) the TEXAS grant program and the Teach for
82	208		Texas grant program established under Chapter 56;
83	209		(C) the need for students to make informed
84	210		curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school;
85	211		and
86	212		(D) sources of information on higher education
87	213		admissions and financial aid;
88	214		(5) resources needed to implement identified
89	215		strategies;
90	216		(6) staff responsible for ensuring the accomplishment
91	217		of each strategy;
92	218		(7) timelines for ongoing monitoring of the
93	219		implementation of each improvement strategy;
94	220		(8) formative evaluation criteria for determining
95	221		periodically whether strategies are resulting in intended
96	222		improvement of student performance; [and]
97	223		(9) the policy under Section 38.0041 addressing sexual
98	224		abuse and other maltreatment of children; and
99	225		(10) the trauma-informed care policy required under
100	226		Section 38.036.
101		-	SECTION 3. Section 12.104(b), Education Code, as amended by
	227	+	SECTION 4. Section 12.104(b), Education Code, as amended by
102	228		Chapters 324 (S.B. 1488), 522 (S.B. 179), and 735 (S.B. 1153), Acts
103	229		of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, is reenacted and
104	230		amended to read as follows:
105	231		(b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to:
106	232		(1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal
107	233		offense; and
108	234		(2) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
109	235		applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
110	236		title, relating to:
111	237		(A) the Public Education Information Management
112	238		System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
113	239		this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
114	240		(B) criminal history records under Subchapter C,
115	241		Chapter 22;
116	242		(C) reading instruments and accelerated reading
117	243		instruction programs under Section 28.006;
118	244		(D) accelerated instruction under Section
119	245		28.0211;
120	246		(E) high school graduation requirements under
121	247		Section 28.025;
122	248		(F) special education programs under Subchapter
123	249		A, Chapter 29;
124	250		(G) bilingual education under Subchapter B,
125	251		Chapter 29;
126	252		(H) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E
127	253		or E-1, Chapter 29;
128	254		(I) extracurricular activities under Section
129	255		33.081;
130	256		(J) discipline management practices or behavior
131	257		management techniques under Section 37.0021;
132	258		(K) health and safety under Chapter 38;
133	259		(L) public school accountability under
134	260		Subchapters B, C, D, F, G, and J, Chapter 39, and Chapter 39A;
135	261		(M) the requirement under Section 21.006 to
136	262		report an educator's misconduct;
137	263		(N) intensive programs of instruction under
138	264		Section 28.0213;
139	265		(O) the right of a school employee to report a
140	266		crime, as provided by Section 37.148; [and]
141	267		(P) bullying prevention policies and procedures
142	268		under Section 37.0832;
143	269		(Q) the right of a school under Section 37.0052
144	270		to place a student who has engaged in certain bullying behavior in a
145	271		disciplinary alternative education program or to expel the student;
146	272		[and]
147	273		(R) the right under Section 37.0151 to report to
148	274		local law enforcement certain conduct constituting assault or
149	275		harassment;
150	276		(S) [(P)] a parent's right to information
151	277		regarding the provision of assistance for learning difficulties to
152	278		the parent's child as provided by Sections 26.004(b)(11) and
153		-	26.0081(c) and (d); and
154		-	(T) school safety requirements under Sections
	279	+	26.0081(c) and (d);
	280	+	(T) healthy relationships education under
	281	+	Section 28.004(q); and
	282	+	(U) school safety requirements under Sections
155	283		37.108, 37.1081, 37.1082, 37.109, 37.113, 37.114, 37.115, 37.207,
156	284		and 37.2071.
157		-	SECTION 4. Sections 21.054(d) and (d-2), Education Code,
	285	+	SECTION 5. Sections 21.054(d) and (d-2), Education Code,
158	286		are amended to read as follows:
159	287		(d) Continuing education requirements for a classroom
160	288		teacher must provide that not more than 25 percent of the training
161	289		required every five years include instruction regarding:
162	290		(1) collecting and analyzing information that will
163	291		improve effectiveness in the classroom;
164	292		(2) recognizing early warning indicators that a
165	293		student may be at risk of dropping out of school;
166	294		(3) digital learning, digital teaching, and
167	295		integrating technology into classroom instruction;
168	296		(4) educating diverse student populations, including:
169	297		(A) students with disabilities, including mental
170	298		health disorders;
171	299		(B) students who are educationally
172	300		disadvantaged;
173	301		(C) students of limited English proficiency; and
174	302		(D) students at risk of dropping out of school;
175	303		[and]
176	304		(5) understanding appropriate relationships,
177	305		boundaries, and communications between educators and students;
178	306		and[.]
179	307		(6) [(d-2) Continuing education requirements for a
180	308		classroom teacher may include instruction regarding] how grief and
181	309		trauma affect student learning and behavior and how evidence-based,
182	310		grief-informed, and trauma-informed strategies support the
183	311		academic success of students affected by grief and trauma.
184	312		(d-2) The instruction required under Subsection (d)(6)
185	313		must:
186	314		(1) comply with the training required by Section
187	315		38.036(c)(1); and
188	316		(2) be approved by the commissioner.
189		-	SECTION 5. Section 25.081(a), Education Code, is amended to
	317	+	SECTION 6. Section 25.081(a), Education Code, is amended to
190	318		read as follows:
191	319		(a) Except as authorized under Subsection (b) of this
192	320		section, Section 25.0815, Section 25.084, or Section 29.0821, for
193	321		each school year each school district must operate for at least
194	322		75,600 minutes, including time allocated for instruction,
195	323		intermissions, and recesses for students.
196		-	SECTION 6. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is
	324	+	SECTION 7. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is
197	325		amended by adding Section 25.0815 to read as follows:
198	326		Sec. 25.0815. OPERATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL TIME WAIVERS FOR
199	327		SCHOOL SAFETY TRAINING. (a) The commissioner shall provide a
200	328		waiver allowing for fewer minutes of operation and instructional
201	329		time than required under Section 25.081(a) for a school district
202	330		that requires each educator employed by the district to attend an
203	331		approved school safety training course.
204	332		(b) A waiver under this section:
205	333		(1) must allow sufficient time for the school
206	334		district's educators to attend the school safety training course;
207	335		and
208	336		(2) may not:
209	337		(A) result in an inadequate number of minutes of
210	338		instructional time for students; or
211	339		(B) reduce the number of minutes of operation and
212	340		instructional time by more than 420 minutes.
213	341		(c) To be approved under this section, a school safety
214	342		training course must apply to the Texas School Safety Center. The
215	343		Texas School Safety Center may approve a training course if the
216	344		course satisfies the training requirements as determined by the
217	345		center.
218	346		(d) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
219	347		section.
220		-	SECTION 7. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by
221		-	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (z) to read as
222		-	follows:
223		-	(a) Each school district that offers kindergarten through
224		-	grade 12 shall offer, as a required curriculum:
225		-	(1) a foundation curriculum that includes:
226		-	(A) English language arts;
227		-	(B) mathematics;
228		-	(C) science; and
229		-	(D) social studies, consisting of Texas, United
230		-	States, and world history, government, economics, with emphasis on
231		-	the free enterprise system and its benefits, and geography; and
232		-	(2) an enrichment curriculum that includes:
233		-	(A) to the extent possible, languages other than
234		-	English;
235		-	(B) health, with emphasis on:
236		-	(i) physical health, including the
237		-	importance of proper nutrition and exercise;
238		-	(ii) mental health, including instruction
239		-	about mental health conditions, substance abuse, skills to manage
240		-	emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and
241		-	responsible decision-making; and
242		-	(iii) suicide prevention, including
243		-	recognizing suicide-related risk factors and warning signs;
244		-	(C) physical education;
245		-	(D) fine arts;
246		-	(E) career and technology education;
247		-	(F) technology applications;
248		-	(G) religious literature, including the Hebrew
249		-	Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament, and its impact on
250		-	history and literature; and
251		-	(H) personal financial literacy.
	348	+	SECTION 8. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by
	349	+	adding Subsection (z) to read as follows:
252	350		(z) The State Board of Education by rule shall require each
253	351		school district to incorporate instruction in digital citizenship
254	352		into the district's curriculum, including information regarding
255	353		the potential criminal consequences of cyberbullying. In this
256	354		subsection:
257	355		(1) "Cyberbullying" has the meaning assigned by
258	356		Section 37.0832.
259	357		(2) "Digital citizenship" means the standards of
260	358		appropriate, responsible, and healthy online behavior, including
261	359		the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act on all
262	360		forms of digital communication.
263		-	SECTION 8. Section 28.004, Education Code, is amended by
264		-	amending Subsection (c) and adding ~~Subsection~~ (o) to read as
265		-	follows:
	361	+	SECTION 9. Section 28.004, Education Code, is amended by
	362	+	amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (q) and (r) to read
	363	+	as follows:
266	364		(c) The local school health advisory council's duties
267	365		include recommending:
268	366		(1) the number of hours of instruction to be provided
269	367		in health education;
270	368		(2) policies, procedures, strategies, and curriculum
271	369		appropriate for specific grade levels designed to prevent obesity,
272	370		cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, and mental health
273	371		concerns, including suicide, through coordination of:
274	372		(A) health education;
275	373		(B) physical education and physical activity;
276	374		(C) nutrition services;
277	375		(D) parental involvement;
278	376		(E) instruction to prevent the use of
279	377		e-cigarettes, as defined by Section 161.081, Health and Safety
280	378		Code, and tobacco;
281	379		(F) school health services;
282	380		(G) counseling and guidance services;
283	381		(H) a safe and healthy school environment; and
284	382		(I) school employee wellness;
285	383		(3) appropriate grade levels and methods of
286		-	instruction for human sexuality instruction;
	384	+	instruction for human sexuality instruction and healthy
	385	+	relationships education;
287	386		(4) strategies for integrating the curriculum
288	387		components specified by Subdivision (2) with the following elements
289	388		in a coordinated school health program for the district:
290	389		(A) school health services;
291	390		(B) counseling and guidance services;
292	391		(C) a safe and healthy school environment; and
293	392		(D) school employee wellness; [and]
294	393		(5) if feasible, joint use agreements or strategies
295	394		for collaboration between the school district and community
296	395		organizations or agencies; and
297	396		(6) strategies to increase parental awareness
298	397		regarding:
299	398		(A) risky behaviors and early warning signs of
300	399		suicide risks and behavioral health concerns, including mental
301	400		health disorders and substance use disorders; and
302	401		(B) available community programs and services
303	402		that address risky behaviors, suicide risks, and behavioral health
304	403		concerns.
305		-	(o) The local school health advisory council shall make
306		-	policy recommendations to the district to increase parental
307		-	awareness of suicide-related risk factors and warning signs and
308		-	available community suicide prevention services.
309		-	SECTION 9. Section 37.0812, Education Code, is amended to
	404	+	(q) The board of trustees shall determine the specific
	405	+	content of the district's healthy relationships education with the
	406	+	advice of the local school health advisory council. The curriculum
	407	+	for the healthy relationships education must be age-appropriate and
	408	+	supported by research that is peer-reviewed, conducted in
	409	+	compliance with accepted scientific methods, and recognized as
	410	+	accurate by leading professional organizations and agencies with
	411	+	relevant experience. As age-appropriate, the curriculum must
	412	+	promote relationship, communication, and decision-making skills,
	413	+	including strategies to:
	414	+	(1) develop healthy, age-appropriate relationships;
	415	+	(2) develop healthy life skills, including critical
	416	+	thinking, problem solving, effective communication, and
	417	+	responsible decision making about relationships; and
	418	+	(3) promote effective communication between
	419	+	adolescents and their parents, legal guardians, or other family
	420	+	members about relationships.
	421	+	(r) In this section, "age-appropriate" means suitable to
	422	+	particular ages or age groups of children or adolescents, based on
	423	+	developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical
	424	+	for the age or age group.
	425	+	SECTION 10. Section 37.0812, Education Code, is amended to
310	426		read as follows:
311	427		Sec. 37.0812. TRAINING POLICY: SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE
312	428		OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. A school district [with an
313	429		enrollment of 30,000 or more students] that commissions a school
314	430		district peace officer or at which a school resource officer
315	431		provides law enforcement shall adopt a policy requiring the officer
316	432		to complete the education and training program required by Section
317	433		1701.263, Occupations Code.
318		-	SECTION 10. Section 37.108, Education Code, is amended by
	434	+	SECTION 11. Section 37.108, Education Code, is amended by
319	435		amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsections (b-1)
320	436		and (f) to read as follows:
321	437		(a) Each school district or public junior college district
322	438		shall adopt and implement a multihazard emergency operations plan
323	439		for use in the district's facilities. The plan must address
324	440		prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery as
325	441		defined by the Texas School Safety Center in conjunction with the
326	442		governor's office of homeland security and the commissioner of
327	443		education or commissioner of higher education, as applicable [in
328	444		conjunction with the governor's office of homeland security]. The
329	445		plan must provide for:
330	446		(1) [district employee] training in responding to an
331	447		emergency for district employees, including substitute teachers;
332	448		(2) measures to ensure district employees, including
333	449		substitute teachers, have classroom access to a telephone,
334	450		including a cellular telephone, or another electronic
335	451		communication device allowing for immediate contact with district
336	452		emergency services or emergency services agencies, law enforcement
337	453		agencies, health departments, and fire departments;
338	454		(3) measures to ensure district communications
339	455		technology and infrastructure are adequate to allow for
340	456		communication during an emergency;
341	457		(4) if the plan applies to a school district,
342	458		mandatory school drills and exercises, including drills required
343	459		under Section 37.114, to prepare district students and employees
344	460		for responding to an emergency;
345	461		(5) [(3)] measures to ensure coordination with the
346	462		Department of State Health Services and local emergency management
347	463		agencies, law enforcement, health departments, and fire
348	464		departments in the event of an emergency; and
349	465		(6) [(4)] the implementation of a safety and security
350	466		audit as required by Subsection (b).
351	467		(b) At least once every three years, each school district or
352	468		public junior college district shall conduct a safety and security
353	469		audit of the district's facilities. To the extent possible, a
354	470		district shall follow safety and security audit procedures
355	471		developed by the Texas School Safety Center or a person included in
356	472		the registry established by the Texas School Safety Center under
357	473		Section 37.2091 [comparable public or private entity].
358	474		(b-1) In a school district's safety and security audit
359	475		required under Subsection (b), the district must certify that the
360	476		district used the funds provided to the district through the school
361	477		safety allotment under Section 42.168 only for the purposes
362	478		provided by that section.
363	479		(c) A school district or public junior college district
364	480		shall report the results of the safety and security audit conducted
365	481		under Subsection (b) to the district's board of trustees and, in the
366	482		manner required by the Texas School Safety Center, to the Texas
367	483		School Safety Center. The report provided to the Texas School
368	484		Safety Center under this subsection must be signed by:
369	485		(1) for a school district, the district's board of
370	486		trustees and superintendent; or
371	487		(2) for a public junior college district, the
372	488		president of the junior college district.
373	489		(f) A school district shall include in its multihazard
374	490		emergency operations plan:
375	491		(1) a chain of command that designates the individual
376	492		responsible for making final decisions during a disaster or
377	493		emergency situation and identifies other individuals responsible
378	494		for making those decisions if the designated person is unavailable;
379	495		(2) provisions that address physical and
380	496		psychological safety for responding to a natural disaster, active
381	497		shooter, and any other dangerous scenario identified for purposes
382	498		of this section by the agency or the Texas School Safety Center;
383	499		(3) provisions for ensuring the safety of students in
384	500		portable buildings;
385	501		(4) provisions for ensuring that students and district
386	502		personnel with disabilities are provided equal access to safety
387	503		during a disaster or emergency situation;
388	504		(5) provisions for providing immediate notification
389	505		to parents, guardians, and other persons standing in parental
390	506		relation in circumstances involving a significant threat to the
391	507		health or safety of students, including identification of the
392	508		individual with responsibility for overseeing the notification;
393	509		(6) provisions for supporting the psychological
394	510		safety of students, district personnel, and the community during
395	511		the response and recovery phase following a disaster or emergency
396	512		situation that:
397	513		(A) are aligned with best practice-based
398	514		programs and research-based practices recommended under Section
399	515		161.325, Health and Safety Code;
400	516		(B) include strategies for ensuring any required
401	517		professional development training for suicide prevention and
402	518		grief-informed and trauma-informed care is provided to appropriate
403	519		school personnel;
404	520		(C) include training on integrating
405		-	psychological safety ~~and suicide prevention~~ strategies into the
406		-	~~district's plan, such as~~ psychological first aid for schools
407		-	~~training, from an approved list~~ of recommended training established
408		-	~~by the commissioner and Texas~~ School Safety Center for:
	521	+	psychological safety strategies into the district's plan, such as
	522	+	psychological first aid for schools training, from an approved list
	523	+	of recommended training established by the commissioner and Texas
	524	+	School Safety Center for:
409	525		(i) members of the district's school safety
410	526		and security committee under Section 37.109;
411	527		(ii) district school counselors and mental
412	528		health professionals; and
413	529		(iii) educators and other district
414	530		personnel as determined by the district;
415	531		(D) include strategies and procedures for
416	532		integrating and supporting physical and psychological safety that
417	533		align with the provisions described by Subdivision (2); and
418	534		(E) implement trauma-informed policies;
419	535		(7) a policy for providing a substitute teacher access
420	536		to school campus buildings and materials necessary for the
421	537		substitute teacher to carry out the duties of a district employee
422	538		during an emergency or a mandatory emergency drill; and
423	539		(8) the name of each individual on the district's
424	540		school safety and security committee established under Section
425	541		37.109 and the date of each committee meeting during the preceding
426	542		year.
427		-	SECTION 11. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
	543	+	SECTION 12. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
428	544		amended by adding Sections 37.1081 and 37.1082 to read as follows:
429	545		Sec. 37.1081. PUBLIC HEARING ON MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY
430	546		OPERATIONS PLAN NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) If the board of trustees of a
431	547		school district receives notice of noncompliance under Section
432	548		37.207(e) or 37.2071(g), the board shall hold a public hearing to
433	549		notify the public of:
434	550		(1) the district's failure to:
435	551		(A) submit or correct deficiencies in a
436	552		multihazard emergency operations plan; or
437	553		(B) report the results of a safety and security
438	554		audit to the Texas School Safety Center as required by law;
439	555		(2) the dates during which the district has not been in
440	556		compliance; and
441	557		(3) the names of each member of the board of trustees
442	558		and the superintendent serving in that capacity during the dates
443	559		the district was not in compliance.
444	560		(b) The school district shall provide the information
445	561		required under Subsection (a)(3) in writing to each person in
446	562		attendance at the hearing.
447	563		(c) The board shall give members of the public a reasonable
448	564		opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on the issue of
449	565		the district's failure to submit or correct deficiencies in a
450	566		multihazard emergency operations plan or report the results of a
451	567		safety and security audit during a hearing held under this section.
452	568		(d) A school district required to hold a public hearing
453	569		under Subsection (a) shall provide written confirmation to the
454	570		Texas School Safety Center that the district held the hearing.
455	571		Sec. 37.1082. MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
456	572		NONCOMPLIANCE; APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR OR BOARD OF MANAGERS.
457	573		(a) If the agency receives notice from the Texas School Safety
458	574		Center of a school district's failure to submit a multihazard
459	575		emergency operations plan, the commissioner may appoint a
460	576		conservator for the district under Chapter 39A. The conservator
461	577		may order the district to adopt, implement, and submit a
462	578		multihazard emergency operations plan.
463	579		(b) If a district fails to comply with a conservator's order
464	580		to adopt, implement, and submit a multihazard emergency operations
465	581		plan within the time frame imposed by the commissioner, the
466	582		commissioner may appoint a board of managers under Chapter 39A to
467	583		oversee the operations of the district.
468	584		(c) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to
469	585		administer this section.
470		-	SECTION 12. Section 37.109, Education Code, is amended by
	586	+	SECTION 13. Section 37.109, Education Code, is amended by
471	587		adding Subsections (a-1), (c), and (d) and amending Subsection (b)
472	588		to read as follows:
473	589		(a-1) The committee, to the greatest extent practicable,
474	590		must include:
475	591		(1) one or more representatives of an office of
476	592		emergency management of a county or city in which the district is
477	593		located;
478	594		(2) one or more representatives of the local police
479	595		department or sheriff's office;
480	596		(3) one or more representatives of the district's
481	597		police department, if applicable;
482	598		(4) the president of the district's board of trustees;
483	599		(5) a member of the district's board of trustees other
484	600		than the president;
485	601		(6) the district's superintendent;
486	602		(7) one or more designees of the district's
487	603		superintendent, one of whom must be a classroom teacher in the
488	604		district;
489	605		(8) if the district partners with an open-enrollment
490	606		charter school to provide instruction to students, a member of the
491	607		open-enrollment charter school's governing body or a designee of
492	608		the governing body; and
493	609		(9) two parents or guardians of students enrolled in
494	610		the district.
495	611		(b) The committee shall:
496	612		(1) participate on behalf of the district in
497	613		developing and implementing emergency plans consistent with the
498	614		district multihazard emergency operations plan required by Section
499	615		37.108(a) to ensure that the plans reflect specific campus,
500	616		facility, or support services needs;
501	617		(2) periodically provide recommendations to the
502	618		district's board of trustees and district administrators regarding
503	619		updating the district multihazard emergency operations plan
504	620		required by Section 37.108(a) in accordance with best practices
505	621		identified by the agency, the Texas School Safety Center, or a
506	622		person included in the registry established by the Texas School
507	623		Safety Center under Section 37.2091;
508	624		(3) provide the district with any campus, facility, or
509	625		support services information required in connection with a safety
510	626		and security audit required by Section 37.108(b), a safety and
511	627		security audit report required by Section 37.108(c), or another
512	628		report required to be submitted by the district to the Texas School
513	629		Safety Center; [and]
514	630		(4) [(3)] review each report required to be submitted
515	631		by the district to the Texas School Safety Center to ensure that the
516	632		report contains accurate and complete information regarding each
517	633		campus, facility, or support service in accordance with criteria
518	634		established by the center; and
519	635		(5) consult with local law enforcement agencies on
520	636		methods to increase law enforcement presence near district
521	637		campuses.
522	638		(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the
523	639		committee shall meet at least once during each academic semester
524	640		and at least once during the summer. A committee established by a
525	641		school district that operates schools on a year-round system or in
526	642		accordance with another alternative schedule shall meet at least
527	643		three times during each calendar year, with an interval of at least
528	644		two months between each meeting.
529	645		(d) The committee is subject to Chapter 551, Government
530	646		Code, and may meet in executive session as provided by that chapter.
531	647		Notice of a committee meeting must be posted in the same manner as
532	648		notice of a meeting of the district's board of trustees.
533		-	SECTION 13. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
	649	+	SECTION 14. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
534	650		amended by adding Sections 37.113, 37.114, and 37.115 to read as
535	651		follows:
536	652		Sec. 37.113. NOTIFICATION REGARDING BOMB THREAT OR
537	653		TERRORISTIC THREAT. A school district that receives a bomb threat
538	654		or terroristic threat relating to a campus or other district
539	655		facility at which students are present shall provide notification
540	656		of the threat as soon as possible to the parent or guardian of or
541	657		other person standing in parental relation to each student who is
542	658		assigned to the campus or who regularly uses the facility, as
543	659		applicable.
544	660		Sec. 37.114. EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS; MANDATORY SCHOOL
545	661		DRILLS. The commissioner, in consultation with the Texas School
546	662		Safety Center and the state fire marshal, shall adopt rules:
547	663		(1) providing procedures for evacuating and securing
548	664		school property during an emergency; and
549	665		(2) designating the number of mandatory school drills
550	666		to be conducted each semester of the school year, not to exceed
551	667		eight drills, including designating the number of:
552	668		(A) evacuation fire exit drills; and
553	669		(B) lockdown, lockout, shelter-in-place, and
554	670		evacuation drills.
555	671		Sec. 37.115. THREAT ASSESSMENT AND SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE
556	672		SCHOOL PROGRAM AND TEAM. (a) In this section:
557	673		(1) "Harmful, threatening, or violent behavior"
558	674		includes behaviors, such as verbal threats, threats of self harm,
559	675		bullying, cyberbullying, fighting, the use or possession of a
560	676		weapon, sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence,
561	677		stalking, or assault, by a student that could result in:
562	678		(A) specific interventions, including mental
563	679		health or behavioral supports;
564	680		(B) in-school suspension;
565	681		(C) out-of-school suspension; or
566	682		(D) the student's expulsion or removal to a
567	683		disciplinary alternative education program or a juvenile justice
568	684		alternative education program.
569	685		(2) "Team" means a threat assessment and safe and
570	686		supportive school team established by the board of trustees of a
571	687		school district under this section.
572	688		(b) The agency, in coordination with the Texas School Safety
573	689		Center, shall adopt rules to establish a safe and supportive school
574	690		program. The rules shall incorporate research-based best practices
575	691		for school safety, including providing for:
576	692		(1) physical and psychological safety;
577	693		(2) a multiphase and multihazard approach to
578	694		prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery in a
579	695		crisis situation;
580	696		(3) a systemic and coordinated multitiered support
581	697		system that addresses school climate, the social and emotional
582	698		domain, and behavioral and mental health; and
583	699		(4) multidisciplinary and multiagency collaboration
584	700		to assess risks and threats in schools and provide appropriate
585	701		interventions, including rules for the establishment and operation
586	702		of teams.
587	703		(c) The board of trustees of each school district shall
588	704		establish a threat assessment and safe and supportive school team
589	705		to serve at each campus of the district and shall adopt policies and
590	706		procedures for the teams. The team is responsible for developing
591	707		and implementing the safe and supportive school program under
592	708		Subsection (b) at the district campus served by the team. The
593	709		policies and procedures adopted under this section must:
594	710		(1) be consistent with the model policies and
595	711		procedures developed by the Texas School Safety Center;
596	712		(2) require each team to complete training provided by
597	713		the Texas School Safety Center or a regional education service
598	714		center regarding evidence-based threat assessment programs; and
599	715		(3) require each team established under this section
600		-	to report the information required under Subsection (k) regarding
	716	+	to report the information required under Subsection (j) regarding
601	717		the team's activities to the agency.
602	718		(d) The superintendent of the district shall ensure that the
603	719		members appointed to each team have expertise in counseling,
604	720		behavior management, mental health and substance use, classroom
605	721		instruction, special education, school administration, school
606	722		safety and security, emergency management, and law enforcement. A
607	723		team may serve more than one campus of a school district, provided
608	724		that each district campus is assigned a team.
609	725		(e) The superintendent of a school district may establish a
610	726		committee, or assign to an existing committee established by the
611	727		district, the duty to oversee the operations of teams established
612	728		for the district. A committee with oversight responsibility under
613	729		this subsection must include members with expertise in human
614	730		resources, education, special education, counseling, behavior
615	731		management, school administration, mental health and substance
616	732		use, school safety and security, emergency management, and law
617	733		enforcement.
618	734		(f) Each team shall:
619	735		(1) conduct a threat assessment that includes:
620	736		(A) assessing and reporting individuals who make
621	737		threats of violence or exhibit harmful, threatening, or violent
622	738		behavior in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted
623	739		under Subsection (c); and
624	740		(B) gathering and analyzing data to determine the
625	741		level of risk and appropriate intervention, including:
626	742		(i) referring a student for mental health
627	743		assessment; and
628	744		(ii) implementing an escalation procedure,
629	745		if appropriate based on the team's assessment, in accordance with
630	746		district policy;
631	747		(2) provide guidance to students and school employees
632	748		on recognizing harmful, threatening, or violent behavior that may
633	749		pose a threat to the community, school, or individual; and
634	750		(3) support the district in implementing the
635	751		district's multihazard emergency operations plan.
636		-	(g) A team may not provide a mental health care service to a
637		-	student who is under 18 years of age unless the team obtains written
638		-	consent from the parent of or person standing in parental relation
639		-	to the student before providing the mental health care service. The
640		-	consent required by this subsection must be submitted on a form
641		-	developed by the school district that complies with all applicable
642		-	state and federal law. The student's parent or person standing in
643		-	parental relation to the student may give consent for a student to
644		-	receive ongoing services or may limit consent to one or more
645		-	services provided on a single occasion.
646		-	(h) On a determination that a student or other individual
	752	+	(g) On a determination that a student or other individual
647	753		poses a serious risk of violence to self or others, a team shall
648	754		immediately report the team's determination to the superintendent.
649	755		If the individual is a student, the superintendent shall
650	756		immediately attempt to inform the parent or person standing in
651	757		parental relation to the student. The requirements of this
652	758		subsection do not prevent an employee of the school from acting
653	759		immediately to prevent an imminent threat or respond to an
654	760		emergency.
655		-	(i) A team identifying a student at risk of suicide shall
	761	+	(h) A team identifying a student at risk of suicide shall
656	762		act in accordance with the district's suicide prevention program.
657	763		If the student at risk of suicide also makes a threat of violence to
658	764		others, the team shall conduct a threat assessment in addition to
659	765		actions taken in accordance with the district's suicide prevention
660	766		program.
661		-	(j) A team identifying a student using or possessing
	767	+	(i) A team identifying a student using or possessing
662	768		tobacco, drugs, or alcohol shall act in accordance with district
663	769		policies and procedures related to substance use prevention and
664	770		intervention.
665		-	(k) A team must report to the agency in accordance with
	771	+	(j) A team must report to the agency in accordance with
666	772		guidelines developed by the agency the following information
667	773		regarding the team's activities and other information for each
668	774		school district campus the team serves:
669	775		(1) the occupation of each person appointed to the
670	776		team;
671	777		(2) the number of threats and a description of the type
672	778		of the threats reported to the team;
673	779		(3) the outcome of each assessment made by the team,
674	780		including:
675	781		(A) any disciplinary action taken, including a
676	782		change in school placement;
677	783		(B) any action taken by law enforcement; or
678	784		(C) a referral to or change in counseling, mental
679	785		health, special education, or other services;
680	786		(4) the total number, disaggregated by student gender,
681	787		race, and status as receiving special education services, being at
682	788		risk of dropping out of school, being in foster care, experiencing
683	789		homelessness, being a dependent of military personnel, being
684	790		pregnant or a parent, having limited English proficiency, or being
685	791		a migratory child, of, in connection with an assessment or reported
686	792		threat by the team:
687	793		(A) citations issued for Class C misdemeanor
688	794		offenses;
689	795		(B) arrests;
690	796		(C) incidents of uses of restraint;
691	797		(D) changes in school placement, including
692	798		placement in a juvenile justice alternative education program or
693	799		disciplinary alternative education program;
694	800		(E) referrals to or changes in counseling, mental
695	801		health, special education, or other services;
696	802		(F) placements in in-school suspension or
697	803		out-of-school suspension and incidents of expulsion;
698	804		(G) unexcused absences of 15 or more days during
699	805		the school year; and
700	806		(H) referrals to juvenile court for truancy; and
701	807		(5) the number and percentage of school personnel
702	808		trained in:
703	809		(A) a best-practices program or research-based
704	810		practice under Section 161.325, Health and Safety Code, including
705	811		the number and percentage of school personnel trained in:
706	812		(i) suicide prevention; or
707	813		(ii) grief and trauma-informed practices;
708	814		(B) mental health or psychological first aid for
709	815		schools;
710	816		(C) training relating to the safe and supportive
711	817		school program established under Subsection (b); or
712	818		(D) any other program relating to safety
713	819		identified by the commissioner.
714		-	(l) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
	820	+	(k) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
715	821		section.
716		-	SECTION 14. Section 37.207, Education Code, is amended by
	822	+	SECTION 15. Section 37.207, Education Code, is amended by
717	823		adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
718	824		(c) In addition to a review of a district's multihazard
719	825		emergency operations plan under Section 37.2071, the center may
720	826		require a district to submit its plan for immediate review if the
721	827		district's audit results indicate that the district is not
722	828		complying with applicable standards.
723	829		(d) If a district fails to report the results of its audit as
724	830		required under Subsection (b), the center shall provide the
725	831		district with written notice that the district has failed to report
726	832		its audit results and must immediately report the results to the
727	833		center.
728	834		(e) If six months after the date of the initial notification
729	835		required by Subsection (d) the district has still not reported the
730	836		results of its audit to the center, the center shall notify the
731	837		agency and the district of the district's requirement to conduct a
732	838		public hearing under Section 37.1081. This subsection applies only
733	839		to a school district.
734		-	SECTION 15. Subchapter G, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
	840	+	SECTION 16. Subchapter G, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
735	841		amended by adding Section 37.2071 to read as follows:
736	842		Sec. 37.2071. DISTRICT MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
737	843		PLAN REVIEW AND VERIFICATION. (a) The center shall establish a
738	844		random or need-based cycle for the center's review and verification
739	845		of school district and public junior college district multihazard
740	846		emergency operations plans adopted under Section 37.108. The cycle
741	847		must provide for each district's plan to be reviewed at regular
742	848		intervals as determined by the center.
743	849		(b) A school district or public junior college district
744	850		shall submit its multihazard emergency operations plan to the
745	851		center on request of the center and in accordance with the center's
746	852		review cycle developed under Subsection (a).
747	853		(c) The center shall review each district's multihazard
748	854		emergency operations plan submitted under Subsection (b) and:
749	855		(1) verify the plan meets the requirements of Section
750	856		37.108; or
751	857		(2) provide the district with written notice:
752	858		(A) describing the plan's deficiencies; and
753	859		(B) stating that the district must correct the
754	860		deficiencies in its plan and resubmit the revised plan to the
755	861		center.
756	862		(d) If a district fails to submit its multihazard emergency
757	863		operations plan to the center for review, the center shall provide
758	864		the district with written notice stating that the district:
759	865		(1) has failed to submit a plan; and
760	866		(2) must submit a plan to the center for review and
761	867		verification.
762	868		(e) The center may approve a district multihazard emergency
763	869		operations plan that has deficiencies if the district submits a
764	870		revised plan that the center determines will correct the
765	871		deficiencies.
766	872		(f) If three months after the date of initial notification
767	873		of a plan's deficiencies under Subsection (c)(2) or failure to
768	874		submit a plan under Subsection (d) a district has not corrected the
769	875		plan deficiencies or has failed to submit a plan, the center shall
770	876		provide written notice to the district and agency that the district
771	877		has not complied with the requirements of this section and must
772	878		comply immediately.
773	879		(g) If a school district still has not corrected the plan
774	880		deficiencies or has failed to submit a plan six months after the
775	881		date of initial notification under Subsection (c)(2) or (d), the
776	882		center shall provide written notice to the school district stating
777	883		that the district must hold a public hearing under Section 37.1081.
778	884		(h) If a school district has failed to submit a plan, the
779	885		notice required by Subsection (g) must state that the commissioner
780	886		is authorized to appoint a conservator under Section 37.1082.
781	887		(i) Any document or information collected, developed, or
782	888		produced during the review and verification of multihazard
783	889		emergency operations plans under this section is not subject to
784	890		disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
785		-	SECTION 16. Section 37.2091(d), Education Code, is amended
	891	+	SECTION 17. Section 37.2091(d), Education Code, is amended
786	892		to read as follows:
787	893		(d) The center shall verify the information provided by a
788	894		person under Subsection (c) to confirm [registry is intended to
789	895		serve only as an informational resource for school districts and
790	896		institutions of higher education. The inclusion of a person in the
791	897		registry is not an indication of] the person's qualifications and
792	898		[or] ability to provide school safety or security consulting
793	899		services before adding the person to the registry [or that the
794	900		center endorses the person's school safety or security consulting
795	901		services].
796		-	SECTION 17. Subchapter G, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
	902	+	SECTION 18. Subchapter G, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
797	903		amended by adding Section 37.220 to read as follows:
798	904		Sec. 37.220. MODEL THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM POLICIES AND
799	905		PROCEDURES. (a) The center, in coordination with the agency,
800	906		shall develop model policies and procedures to assist school
801	907		districts in establishing and training threat assessment teams.
802	908		(b) The model policies and procedures developed under
803	909		Subsection (a) must include procedures, when appropriate, for:
804	910		(1) the referral of a student to a local mental health
805	911		authority or health care provider for evaluation or treatment;
806	912		(2) the referral of a student for a full individual and
807	913		initial evaluation for special education services under Section
808	914		29.004; and
809	915		(3) a student or school personnel to anonymously
810	916		report dangerous, violent, or unlawful activity that occurs or is
811	917		threatened to occur on school property or that relates to a student
812	918		or school personnel.
813		-	SECTION 18. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is
	919	+	SECTION 19. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is
814	920		amended by adding Section 38.036 to read as follows:
815	921		Sec. 38.036. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE POLICY. (a) Each school
816	922		district shall adopt and implement a policy requiring the
817	923		integration of trauma-informed practices in each school
818	924		environment. A district must include the policy in the district
819	925		improvement plan required under Section 11.252.
820	926		(b) A policy required by this section must address:
821	927		(1) using resources developed by the agency, methods
822	928		for:
823	929		(A) increasing staff and parent awareness of
824	930		trauma-informed care; and
825	931		(B) implementation of trauma-informed practices
826	932		and care by district and campus staff; and
827	933		(2) available counseling options for students
828	934		affected by trauma or grief.
829	935		(c) The methods under Subsection (b)(1) for increasing
830	936		awareness and implementation of trauma-informed care must include
831	937		training as provided by this subsection. The training must be
832	938		provided:
833	939		(1) through a program selected from the list of
834	940		recommended best practice-based programs and research-based
835	941		practices established under Section 161.325, Health and Safety
836	942		Code;
837	943		(2) as part of any new employee orientation for all new
838	944		school district educators; and
839	945		(3) to existing school district educators on a
840	946		schedule adopted by the agency by rule that requires educators to be
841	947		trained at intervals necessary to keep educators informed of
842	948		developments in the field.
843	949		(d) For any training under Subsection (c), each school
844	950		district shall maintain records that include the name of each
845	951		district staff member who participated in the training.
846	952		(e) Each school district shall report annually to the agency
847	953		the following information for the district as a whole and for each
848	954		school campus:
849	955		(1) the number of teachers, principals, and counselors
850	956		employed by the district who have completed training under this
851	957		section; and
852	958		(2) the total number of teachers, principals, and
853	959		counselors employed by the district.
854	960		(f) If a school district determines that the district does
855	961		not have sufficient resources to provide the training required
856	962		under Subsection (c), the district may partner with a community
857	963		mental health organization to provide training that meets the
858	964		requirements of Subsection (c) at no cost to the district.
859	965		(g) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
860	966		administer this section.
861		-	SECTION 19. Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by
862		-	adding Subchapter F to read as follows:
863		-	SUBCHAPTER F. MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
864		-	Sec. 38.251. RUBRIC TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES. (a) The agency
865		-	shall develop a rubric for use by regional education service
866		-	centers in identifying resources related to student mental health
867		-	that are available to schools in their respective regions. The
868		-	agency shall develop the rubric in conjunction with:
869		-	(1) the Health and Human Services Commission;
870		-	(2) the Department of Family and Protective Services;
871		-	(3) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;
872		-	(4) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
873		-	(5) the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium;
874		-	(6) the Texas Workforce Commission; and
875		-	(7) any other state agency the agency considers
876		-	appropriate.
877		-	(b) The rubric developed by the agency must provide for the
878		-	identification of resources relating to:
879		-	(1) training and technical assistance on practices
880		-	that support the mental health of students;
881		-	(2) school-based programs that provide prevention or
882		-	intervention services to students;
883		-	(3) community-based programs that provide
884		-	school-based or school-connected prevention or intervention
885		-	services to students;
886		-	(4) Communities In Schools programs described by
887		-	Subchapter E, Chapter 33;
888		-	(5) school-based mental health providers; and
889		-	(6) public and private funding sources available to
890		-	address the mental health of students.
891		-	(c) Not later than December 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
892		-	agency shall revise the rubric as necessary to reflect changes in
893		-	resources that may be available to schools and provide the rubric to
894		-	each regional education service center.
895		-	Sec. 38.252. REGIONAL INVENTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.
896		-	(a) Each regional education service center shall use the rubric
897		-	developed under Section 38.251 to identify resources related to
898		-	student mental health available to schools in the center's region,
899		-	including evidence-based and promising programs and best
900		-	practices, that:
901		-	(1) create school environments that support the
902		-	social, emotional, and academic development of students;
903		-	(2) identify students who may need additional
904		-	behavioral or mental health support before issues arise;
905		-	(3) provide early, effective interventions to
906		-	students in need of additional support;
907		-	(4) connect students and their families to specialized
908		-	services in the school or community when needed; and
909		-	(5) assist schools in aligning resources necessary to
910		-	address the mental health of students.
911		-	(b) A regional education service center may consult with any
912		-	entity the center considers necessary in identifying resources
913		-	under Subsection (a), including:
914		-	(1) school districts;
915		-	(2) local mental health authorities;
916		-	(3) community mental health services providers;
917		-	(4) education groups;
918		-	(5) hospitals; and
919		-	(6) institutions of higher education.
920		-	(c) Not later than March 1 of each even-numbered year, each
921		-	regional education service center shall:
922		-	(1) use the revised rubric received from the agency
923		-	under Section 38.251 to identify, in the manner provided by this
924		-	section, any additional resources that may be available to schools
925		-	in the center's region; and
926		-	(2) submit to the agency a report on resources
927		-	identified through the process, including any additional resources
928		-	identified under Subdivision (1).
929		-	Sec. 38.253. STATEWIDE INVENTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH
930		-	RESOURCES. (a) The agency shall develop a list of statewide
931		-	resources available to school districts to address the mental
932		-	health of students, including:
933		-	(1) training and technical assistance on practices
934		-	that support the mental health of students;
935		-	(2) school-based programs that provide prevention or
936		-	intervention services to students;
937		-	(3) community-based programs that provide
938		-	school-based or school-connected prevention or intervention
939		-	services to students;
940		-	(4) school-based mental health providers; and
941		-	(5) public and private funding sources available to
942		-	address the mental health of students.
943		-	(b) In developing the list required under Subsection (a),
944		-	the agency shall collaborate with:
945		-	(1) the Health and Human Services Commission;
946		-	(2) the Department of Family and Protective Services;
947		-	(3) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;
948		-	(4) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
949		-	(5) the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium;
950		-	(6) the Texas Workforce Commission;
951		-	(7) one or more representatives of Communities In
952		-	Schools programs described by Subchapter E, Chapter 33, who are
953		-	designated by the Communities In Schools State Office;
954		-	(8) hospitals or other health care providers;
955		-	(9) community service providers;
956		-	(10) parent, educator, and advocacy groups; and
957		-	(11) any entity the agency determines can assist the
958		-	agency in compiling the list.
959		-	(c) The agency shall include on the list any resource
960		-	available through an entity identified as a resource under
961		-	Subsection (b), including an entity described by Subsection (b),
962		-	that provides evidence-based and promising programs and best
963		-	practices that:
964		-	(1) create school environments that support the
965		-	social, emotional, and academic development of students;
966		-	(2) identify students who may need additional
967		-	behavioral or mental health support before issues arise;
968		-	(3) provide early, effective interventions to
969		-	students in need of additional support; and
970		-	(4) connect students and their families to specialized
971		-	services in the school or community when needed.
972		-	(d) The agency shall revise the list not later than March 1
973		-	of each even-numbered year.
974		-	Sec. 38.254. STATEWIDE PLAN FOR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH.
975		-	(a) The agency shall develop a statewide plan to ensure all
976		-	students have access to adequate mental health resources. The
977		-	agency shall include in the plan:
978		-	(1) a description of any revisions made to the rubric
979		-	required by Section 38.251;
980		-	(2) the results of the most recent regional inventory
981		-	of mental health resources required by Section 38.252, including
982		-	any additional resources identified;
983		-	(3) the results of the most recent statewide inventory
984		-	of mental health resources required by Section 38.253, including
985		-	any additional resources identified;
986		-	(4) the agency's goals for student mental health
987		-	access to be applied across the state, including goals relating to:
988		-	(A) methods to objectively measure positive
989		-	school climate;
990		-	(B) increasing the availability of early,
991		-	effective school-based or school-connected mental health
992		-	interventions and resources for students in need of additional
993		-	support; and
994		-	(C) increasing the availability of referrals for
995		-	students and families to specialized services for students in need
996		-	of additional support outside the school;
997		-	(5) a list of actions the commissioner may take
998		-	without legislative action to help all districts reach the agency's
999		-	goals described by the plan; and
1000		-	(6) recommendations to the legislature on methods to
1001		-	ensure that all districts can meet the agency's goals described in
1002		-	the plan through legislative appropriations or other action by the
1003		-	legislature.
1004		-	(b) In developing the agency's goals under Subsection
1005		-	(a)(4), the agency shall consult with any person the agency
1006		-	believes is necessary to the development of the goals, including:
1007		-	(1) educators;
1008		-	(2) mental health practitioners;
1009		-	(3) advocacy groups; and
1010		-	(4) parents.
1011		-	(c) The agency shall revise the plan not later than April 1
1012		-	of each even-numbered year.
1013		-	(d) As soon as practicable after completing or revising the
1014		-	plan, the agency shall:
1015		-	(1) submit an electronic copy of the plan to the
1016		-	legislature;
1017		-	(2) post the plan on the agency's Internet website; and
1018		-	(3) hold public meetings in each regional education
1019		-	service center's region to present the statewide plan and shall
1020		-	provide an opportunity for public comment at each meeting.
1021		-	Sec. 38.255. AGENCY USE OF STATEWIDE PLAN. (a) The agency
1022		-	shall use the statewide plan for student mental health required by
1023		-	Section 38.254 to develop and revise the agency's long-term
1024		-	strategic plan.
1025		-	(b) The agency shall use the recommendations to the
1026		-	legislature required by Section 38.254(a)(6) to develop each agency
1027		-	legislative appropriations request.
1028		-	Sec. 38.256. REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE. In addition to any
1029		-	other information required to be provided to the legislature under
1030		-	this chapter, not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year
1031		-	the agency shall provide to the legislature:
1032		-	(1) a description of any changes the agency has made to
1033		-	the rubric required by Section 38.251; and
1034		-	(2) an analysis of each region's progress toward
1035		-	meeting the agency's goals developed under Section 38.254.
1036	967		SECTION 20. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Education Code, is
1037	968		amended by adding Section 42.168 to read as follows:
1038	969		Sec. 42.168. SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT. (a) From funds
1039	970		appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner shall provide to a
1040	971		school district an annual allotment in the amount provided by
1041	972		appropriation for each student in average daily attendance.
1042	973		(b) Funds allocated under this section must be used to
1043	974		improve school safety and security, including costs associated
1044	975		with:
1045	976		(1) securing school facilities, including:
1046	977		(A) improvements to school infrastructure;
1047	978		(B) the use or installation of physical barriers;
1048	979		and
1049	980		(C) the purchase and maintenance of:
1050	981		(i) security cameras or other security
1051	982		equipment; and
1052	983		(ii) technology, including communications
1053	984		systems or devices, that facilitates communication and information
1054	985		sharing between students, school personnel, and first responders in
1055	986		an emergency;
1056	987		(2) providing security for the district, including:
1057	988		(A) employing school district peace officers,
1058	989		private security officers, and school marshals; and
1059	990		(B) collaborating with local law enforcement
1060	991		agencies, such as entering into a memorandum of understanding for
1061	992		the assignment of school resource officers to schools in the
1062		-	district;
	993	+	district; and
1063	994		(3) school safety and security training and planning,
1064	995		including:
1065	996		(A) active shooter and emergency response
1066	997		training;
1067	998		(B) prevention and treatment programs relating
1068	999		to addressing adverse childhood experiences; and
1069	1000		(C) the prevention, identification, and
1070	1001		management of emergencies and threats, including:
1071	1002		(i) providing mental health personnel and
1072	1003		support;
1073	1004		(ii) providing behavioral health services;
1074	1005		and
1075	1006		(iii) establishing threat reporting
1076		-	systems; and
1077		-	(4) providing programs related to suicide prevention,
1078		-	intervention, and postvention.
	1007	+	systems.
1079	1008		(c) A school district may use funds allocated under this
1080	1009		section for equipment or software that is used for a school safety
1081	1010		and security purpose and an instructional purpose, provided that
1082	1011		the instructional use does not compromise the safety and security
1083	1012		purpose of the equipment or software.
1084	1013		(d) A school district that is required to take action under
1085	1014		Chapter 41 to reduce its wealth per student to the equalized wealth
1086	1015		level is entitled to a credit, in the amount of the allotments to
1087	1016		which the district is to receive as provided by appropriation,
1088	1017		against the total amount required under Section 41.093 for the
1089	1018		district to purchase attendance credits.
1090	1019		(e) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
1091	1020		section.
1092	1021		SECTION 21. Section 45.001(a), Education Code, is amended
1093	1022		to read as follows:
1094	1023		(a) The governing board of an independent school district,
1095	1024		including the city council or commission that has jurisdiction over
1096	1025		a municipally controlled independent school district, the
1097	1026		governing board of a rural high school district, and the
1098	1027		commissioners court of a county, on behalf of each common school
1099	1028		district under its jurisdiction, may:
1100	1029		(1) issue bonds for:
1101	1030		(A) the construction, acquisition, and equipment
1102	1031		of school buildings in the district;
1103	1032		(B) the acquisition of property or the
1104	1033		refinancing of property financed under a contract entered under
1105	1034		Subchapter A, Chapter 271, Local Government Code, regardless of
1106	1035		whether payment obligations under the contract are due in the
1107	1036		current year or a future year;
1108	1037		(C) the purchase of the necessary sites for
1109	1038		school buildings; [and]
1110	1039		(D) the purchase of new school buses;
1111	1040		(E) the retrofitting of school buses with
1112	1041		emergency, safety, or security equipment; and
1113	1042		(F) the purchase or retrofitting of vehicles to
1114	1043		be used for emergency, safety, or security purposes; and
1115	1044		(2) [may] levy, pledge, assess, and collect annual ad
1116	1045		valorem taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the
1117	1046		bonds as or before the principal and interest become due, subject to
1118	1047		Section 45.003.
1119		-	SECTION 22. Subtitle E, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
1120		-	amended by adding Chapter 113 to read as follows:
1121		-	CHAPTER 113. TEXAS CHILD MENTAL HEALTH CARE CONSORTIUM
1122		-	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1123		-	Sec. 113.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
1124		-	(1) "Community mental health provider" means an entity
1125		-	that provides mental health care services at a local level,
1126		-	including a local mental health authority.
1127		-	(2) "Consortium" means the Texas Child Mental Health
1128		-	Care Consortium.
1129		-	(3) "Executive committee" means the executive
1130		-	committee of the consortium.
1131		-	SUBCHAPTER B. CONSORTIUM
1132		-	Sec. 113.0051. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The Texas Child
1133		-	Mental Health Care Consortium is established to:
1134		-	(1) leverage the expertise and capacity of the
1135		-	health-related institutions of higher education listed in Section
1136		-	113.0052(1) to address urgent mental health challenges and improve
1137		-	the mental health care system in this state in relation to children
1138		-	and adolescents; and
1139		-	(2) enhance the state's ability to address mental
1140		-	health care needs of children and adolescents through collaboration
1141		-	of the health-related institutions of higher education listed in
1142		-	Section 113.0052(1).
1143		-	Sec. 113.0052. COMPOSITION. The consortium is composed of:
1144		-	(1) the following health-related institutions of
1145		-	higher education:
1146		-	(A) Baylor College of Medicine;
1147		-	(B) Texas A&M University System Health Science
1148		-	Center;
1149		-	(C) Texas Tech University Health Sciences
1150		-	Center;
1151		-	(D) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
1152		-	at El Paso;
1153		-	(E) University of North Texas Health Science
1154		-	Center at Fort Worth;
1155		-	(F) The Dell Medical School at The University of
1156		-	Texas at Austin;
1157		-	(G) The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
1158		-	Center;
1159		-	(H) The University of Texas Medical Branch at
1160		-	Galveston;
1161		-	(I) The University of Texas Health Science Center
1162		-	at Houston;
1163		-	(J) The University of Texas Health Science Center
1164		-	at San Antonio;
1165		-	(K) The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1166		-	School of Medicine;
1167		-	(L) The University of Texas Health Science Center
1168		-	at Tyler; and
1169		-	(M) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical
1170		-	Center;
1171		-	(2) the commission;
1172		-	(3) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
1173		-	(4) three nonprofit organizations that focus on mental
1174		-	health care, designated by a majority of the members described by
1175		-	Subdivision (1); and
1176		-	(5) any other entity that the executive committee
1177		-	considers necessary.
1178		-	Sec. 113.0053. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT. The consortium
1179		-	is administratively attached to the Texas Higher Education
1180		-	Coordinating Board for the purpose of receiving and administering
1181		-	appropriations and other funds under this chapter. The board is not
1182		-	responsible for providing to the consortium staff, human resources,
1183		-	contract monitoring, purchasing, or any other administrative
1184		-	support services.
1185		-	SUBCHAPTER C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1186		-	Sec. 113.0101. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION. (a) The
1187		-	consortium is governed by an executive committee composed of the
1188		-	following members:
1189		-	(1) the chair of the academic department of psychiatry
1190		-	of each of the health-related institutions of higher education
1191		-	listed in Section 113.0052(1) or a licensed psychiatrist, including
1192		-	a child-adolescent psychiatrist, designated by the chair to serve
1193		-	in the chair's place;
1194		-	(2) a representative of the commission with expertise
1195		-	in the delivery of mental health care services, appointed by the
1196		-	executive commissioner;
1197		-	(3) a representative of the commission with expertise
1198		-	in mental health facilities, appointed by the executive
1199		-	commissioner;
1200		-	(4) a representative of the Texas Higher Education
1201		-	Coordinating Board, appointed by the commissioner of the
1202		-	coordinating board;
1203		-	(5) a representative of each nonprofit organization
1204		-	described by Section 113.0052(4) that is part of the consortium,
1205		-	designated by a majority of the members described by Subdivision
1206		-	(1);
1207		-	(6) a representative of a hospital system in this
1208		-	state, designated by a majority of the members described by
1209		-	Subdivision (1); and
1210		-	(7) any other representative designated:
1211		-	(A) under Subsection (b); or
1212		-	(B) by a majority of the members described by
1213		-	Subdivision (1) at the request of the executive committee.
1214		-	(b) The president of each of the health-related
1215		-	institutions of higher education listed in Section 113.0052(1) may
1216		-	designate a representative to serve on the executive committee.
1217		-	Sec. 113.0102. VACANCY. A vacancy on the executive
1218		-	committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original
1219		-	appointment.
1220		-	Sec. 113.0103. PRESIDING OFFICER. The executive committee
1221		-	shall elect a presiding officer from among the membership of the
1222		-	executive committee.
1223		-	Sec. 113.0104. STATEWIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COORDINATING
1224		-	COUNCIL. The consortium shall designate a member of the executive
1225		-	committee to represent the consortium on the statewide behavioral
1226		-	health coordinating council.
1227		-	Sec. 113.0105. GENERAL DUTIES. The executive committee
1228		-	shall:
1229		-	(1) coordinate the provision of funding to the
1230		-	health-related institutions of higher education listed in Section
1231		-	113.0052(1) to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
1232		-	(2) establish procedures and policies for the
1233		-	administration of funds under this chapter;
1234		-	(3) monitor funding and agreements entered into under
1235		-	this chapter to ensure recipients of funding comply with the terms
1236		-	and conditions of the funding and agreements; and
1237		-	(4) establish procedures to document compliance by
1238		-	executive committee members and staff with applicable laws
1239		-	governing conflicts of interest.
1240		-	SUBCHAPTER D. ACCESS TO CARE
1241		-	Sec. 113.0151. CHILD PSYCHIATRY ACCESS NETWORK AND
1242		-	TELEMEDICINE AND TELEHEALTH PROGRAMS. (a) The consortium shall
1243		-	establish a network of comprehensive child psychiatry access
1244		-	centers. A center established under this section shall:
1245		-	(1) be located at a health-related institution of
1246		-	higher education listed in Section 113.0052(1); and
1247		-	(2) provide consultation services and training
1248		-	opportunities for pediatricians and primary care providers
1249		-	operating in the center's geographic region to better care for
1250		-	children and youth with behavioral health needs.
1251		-	(b) The consortium shall establish or expand telemedicine
1252		-	or telehealth programs for identifying and assessing behavioral
1253		-	health needs and providing access to mental health care services.
1254		-	The consortium shall implement this subsection with a focus on the
1255		-	behavioral health needs of at-risk children and adolescents.
1256		-	(c) A health-related institution of higher education listed
1257		-	in Section 113.0052(1) may enter into a memorandum of understanding
1258		-	with a community mental health provider to:
1259		-	(1) establish a center under Subsection (a); or
1260		-	(2) establish or expand a program under Subsection
1261		-	(b).
1262		-	(d) The consortium shall leverage the resources of a
1263		-	hospital system under Subsection (a) or (b) if the hospital system:
1264		-	(1) provides consultation services and training
1265		-	opportunities for pediatricians and primary care providers that are
1266		-	consistent with those described by Subsection (a); and
1267		-	(2) has an existing telemedicine or telehealth program
1268		-	for identifying and assessing the behavioral health needs of and
1269		-	providing access to mental health care services for children and
1270		-	adolescents.
1271		-	Sec. 113.0152. CONSENT REQUIRED FOR SERVICES TO MINOR.
1272		-	(a) A person may provide mental health care services to a child
1273		-	younger than 18 years of age through a program established under
1274		-	this subchapter only if the person obtains the written consent of
1275		-	the parent or legal guardian of the child.
1276		-	(b) The consortium shall develop and post on its Internet
1277		-	website a model form for a parent or legal guardian to provide
1278		-	consent under this section.
1279		-	(c) This section does not apply to services provided by a
1280		-	school counselor in accordance with Section 33.005, 33.006, or
1281		-	33.007, Education Code.
1282		-	Sec. 113.0153. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES. A child
1283		-	psychiatry access center established under Section 113.0151(a) may
1284		-	not submit an insurance claim or charge a pediatrician or primary
1285		-	care provider a fee for providing consultation services or training
1286		-	opportunities under this section.
1287		-	SUBCHAPTER E. CHILD MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE
1288		-	Sec. 113.0201. CHILD PSYCHIATRY WORKFORCE EXPANSION.
1289		-	(a) The executive committee may provide funding to a
1290		-	health-related institution of higher education listed in Section
1291		-	113.0052(1) for the purpose of funding:
1292		-	(1) two full-time psychiatrists who treat children and
1293		-	adolescents to serve as academic medical director at a facility
1294		-	operated by a community mental health provider; and
1295		-	(2) two new resident rotation positions.
1296		-	(b) An academic medical director described by Subsection
1297		-	(a) shall collaborate and coordinate with a community mental health
1298		-	provider to expand the amount and availability of mental health
1299		-	care resources by developing training opportunities for residents
1300		-	and supervising residents at a facility operated by the community
1301		-	mental health provider.
1302		-	(c) An institution of higher education that receives
1303		-	funding under Subsection (a) shall require that psychiatric
1304		-	residents participate in rotations through the facility operated by
1305		-	the community mental health provider in accordance with Subsection
1306		-	(b).
1307		-	Sec. 113.0202. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY FELLOWSHIP.
1308		-	(a) The executive committee may provide funding to a
1309		-	health-related institution of higher education listed in Section
1310		-	113.0052(1) for the purpose of funding a physician fellowship
1311		-	position that will lead to a medical specialty in the diagnosis and
1312		-	treatment of psychiatric and associated behavioral health issues
1313		-	affecting children and adolescents.
1314		-	(b) The funding provided to a health-related institution of
1315		-	higher education under this section must be used to increase the
1316		-	number of fellowship positions at the institution and may not be
1317		-	used to replace existing funding for the institution.
1318		-	SUBCHAPTER F. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
1319		-	Sec. 113.0251. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than December 1
1320		-	of each even-numbered year, the consortium shall prepare and submit
1321		-	to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house
1322		-	of representatives, and the standing committee of each house of the
1323		-	legislature with primary jurisdiction over behavioral health
1324		-	issues and post on its Internet website a written report that
1325		-	outlines:
1326		-	(1) the activities and objectives of the consortium;
1327		-	(2) the health-related institutions of higher
1328		-	education listed in Section 113.0052(1) that receive funding by the
1329		-	executive committee; and
1330		-	(3) any legislative recommendations based on the
1331		-	activities and objectives described by Subdivision (1).
1332		-	Sec. 113.0252. APPROPRIATION CONTINGENCY. The consortium
1333		-	is required to implement a provision of this chapter only if the
1334		-	legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If
1335		-	the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
1336		-	purpose, the consortium may, but is not required to, implement a
1337		-	provision of this chapter.
1338		-	SECTION 23. Section 161.325(d), Health and Safety Code, is
	1048	+	SECTION 22. Section 161.325(d), Health and Safety Code, is
1339	1049		amended to read as follows:
1340	1050		(d) A school district may develop practices and procedures
1341	1051		concerning each area listed in Subsection (a-1), including mental
1342	1052		health promotion and intervention, substance abuse prevention and
1343	1053		intervention, and suicide prevention, that:
1344	1054		(1) include a procedure for providing educational
1345	1055		material to all parents and families in the district that contains
1346	1056		information on identifying risk factors, accessing resources for
1347	1057		treatment or support provided on and off campus, and accessing
1348	1058		available student accommodations provided on campus;
1349	1059		(2) include a procedure for providing notice of a
1350	1060		recommendation for early mental health or substance abuse
1351	1061		intervention regarding a student to a parent or guardian of the
1352	1062		student within a reasonable amount of time after the identification
1353	1063		of early warning signs as described by Subsection (b)(2);
1354	1064		(3) [(2)] include a procedure for providing notice of
1355	1065		a student identified as at risk of committing suicide to a parent or
1356	1066		guardian of the student within a reasonable amount of time after the
1357	1067		identification of early warning signs as described by Subsection
1358	1068		(b)(2);
1359	1069		(4) [(3)] establish that the district may develop a
1360	1070		reporting mechanism and may designate at least one person to act as
1361	1071		a liaison officer in the district for the purposes of identifying
1362	1072		students in need of early mental health or substance abuse
1363	1073		intervention or suicide prevention; and
1364	1074		(5) [(4)] set out available counseling alternatives
1365	1075		for a parent or guardian to consider when their child is identified
1366	1076		as possibly being in need of early mental health or substance abuse
1367	1077		intervention or suicide prevention.
1368		-	SECTION 24. Section 1701.263(b), Occupations Code, is
	1078	+	SECTION 23. Section 1701.263(b), Occupations Code, is
1369	1079		amended to read as follows:
1370	1080		(b) The commission by rule shall require a school district
1371	1081		peace officer or a school resource officer who is commissioned by or
1372	1082		who provides law enforcement at a school district [with an
1373	1083		enrollment of 30,000 or more students] to successfully complete an
1374	1084		education and training program described by this section before or
1375	1085		within 180 [120] days of the officer's commission by or placement in
1376	1086		the district or a campus of the district. The program must:
1377	1087		(1) consist of at least 16 hours of training;
1378	1088		(2) be approved by the commission; and
1379	1089		(3) provide training in accordance with the curriculum
1380	1090		developed under Section 1701.262 in each subject area listed in
1381	1091		Subsection (c) of that section.
1382		-	SECTION 25. From funds appropriated for that purpose, the
1383		-	commissioner of education shall establish and administer a grant
1384		-	program to award grants to local education agencies to improve and
1385		-	maintain student and school safety.
1386		-	SECTION 26. Not later than January 1, 2020:
	1092	+	SECTION 24. Not later than January 1, 2020:
1387	1093		(1) the Texas School Safety Center shall:
1388	1094		(A) develop a list of best practices for ensuring
1389	1095		the safety of public school students receiving instruction in
1390	1096		portable buildings; and
1391	1097		(B) provide information regarding the list of
1392	1098		best practices to school districts using portable buildings for
1393	1099		student instruction;
1394	1100		(2) the commissioner of education shall adopt or amend
1395	1101		rules as required by Section 7.061, Education Code, as added by this
1396	1102		Act; and
1397	1103		(3) the commissioner of education, in consultation
1398	1104		with the Texas School Safety Center and the state fire marshal,
1399	1105		shall adopt rules as required by Section 37.114, Education Code, as
1400	1106		added by this Act.
1401		-	SECTION 27. (a) Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas
1402		-	Education Agency shall develop and distribute to each regional
1403		-	education service center the rubric required by Section 38.251,
1404		-	Education Code, as added by this Act.
1405		-	(b) Not later than March 1, 2020:
1406		-	(1) each regional education service center shall
1407		-	complete the regional inventory of mental health resources required
1408		-	by Section 38.252, Education Code, as added by this Act, and report
1409		-	to the Texas Education Agency on the resources identified through
1410		-	the inventory; and
1411		-	(2) the Texas Education Agency shall complete the
1412		-	statewide inventory of mental health resources required by Section
1413		-	38.253, Education Code, as added by this Act, and develop a list of
1414		-	resources available to school districts statewide to address the
1415		-	mental health of students.
1416		-	(c) Not later than April 1, 2020, the Texas Education Agency
1417		-	shall develop the statewide plan for student mental health required
1418		-	by Section 38.254, Education Code, as added by this Act, submit an
1419		-	electronic copy of the plan to the legislature, and post the plan on
1420		-	the agency's Internet website.
1421		-	SECTION 28. As soon as practicable after the effective date
1422		-	of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
1423		-	Services Commission, the commissioner of the Texas Higher Education
1424		-	Coordinating Board, and the members of the executive committee
1425		-	described by Section 113.0101(a)(1), Health and Safety Code, as
1426		-	added by this Act, shall make the appointments and designations
1427		-	required by Section 113.0101, Health and Safety Code, as added by
1428		-	this Act.
1429		-	SECTION 29. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1701.263(b),
	1107	+	SECTION 25. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1701.263(b),
1430	1108		Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, a school district peace
1431	1109		officer or school resource officer who commences employment with or
1432	1110		commences providing law enforcement at a school district with an
1433	1111		enrollment of fewer than 30,000 students on a date occurring before
1434	1112		September 1, 2019, shall complete the training required by Section
1435	1113		1701.263, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, as soon as
1436	1114		practicable and not later than August 31, 2020. This subsection
1437	1115		does not apply to an officer who is exempt from the training
1438	1116		established under Section 1701.263, Occupations Code, as amended by
1439	1117		this Act, because the officer has completed the training described
1440	1118		by Subsection (b-1) of that section.
1441	1119		(b) Not later than October 1, 2019, a school district with
1442	1120		an enrollment of fewer than 30,000 students shall adopt the
1443	1121		training policy for school district peace officers and school
1444	1122		resource officers required by Section 37.0812, Education Code, as
1445	1123		amended by this Act.
1446		-	SECTION 30. Sections 28.002 and 28.004(c), Education Code,
1447		-	as amended by this Act, apply beginning with the 2019-2020 school
1448		-	year.
1449		-	SECTION 31. The Texas Education Agency and the Texas School
	1124	+	SECTION 26. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
	1125	+	this section, Section 28.002(z), Education Code, as added by this
	1126	+	Act, and Section 28.004, Education Code, as amended by this Act,
	1127	+	apply beginning with the 2019-2020 school year.
	1128	+	(b) Sections 12.104(b)(2)(T) and 28.004(q) and (r),
	1129	+	Education Code, as added by this Act, and Section 28.004(c)(3),
	1130	+	Education Code, as amended by this Act, apply beginning with the
	1131	+	2020-2021 school year.
	1132	+	SECTION 27. The Texas Education Agency and the Texas School
1450	1133		Safety Center are required to implement a provision of this Act only
1451	1134		if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that
1452	1135		purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money
1453	1136		specifically for that purpose, the Texas Education Agency or the
1454	1137		Texas School Safety Center may, but is not required to, implement a
1455	1138		provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that
1456	1139		purpose.
1457		-	SECTION 32. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
	1140	+	SECTION 28. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
1458	1141		over another Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019,
1459	1142		relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
1460	1143		codes.
1461		-	SECTION 33. This Act takes effect immediately if it
	1144	+	SECTION 29. This Act takes effect immediately if it
1462	1145		receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
1463	1146		house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
1464	1147		If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
1465	1148		effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
1466		-	______________________________ ______________________________
1467		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
1468		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 11 passed the Senate on
1469		-	April 29, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2;
1470		-	May 23, 2019, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and
1471		-	requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 23, 2019, House
1472		-	granted request of the Senate; May 26, 2019, Senate adopted
1473		-	Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 30,
1474		-	Nays 1.
1475		-	______________________________
1476		-	Secretary of the Senate
1477		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 11 passed the House, with
1478		-	amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 135,
1479		-	Nays 7, three present not voting; May 23, 2019, House granted
1480		-	request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
1481		-	May 26, 2019, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
1482		-	following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 8, one present not voting.
1483		-	______________________________
1484		-	Chief Clerk of the House
1485		-	Approved:
1486		-	______________________________
1487		-	Date
1488		-	______________________________
1489		-	Governor