86R3360 CAE-F
By: Huffman S.B. No. 458
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to training requirements for a member of the board of
trustees and the superintendent of an independent school district
regarding sexual abuse, human trafficking, and other maltreatment
of children.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.159, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and
(e) to read as follows:
(c) The State Board of Education shall require a trustee to
complete every two years at least:
(1) three hours of training [every two years] on
evaluating student academic performance; and
(2) one hour of training on identifying and reporting
potential victims of sexual abuse, human trafficking, and other
maltreatment of children.
(c-1) The training required by Subsection (c)(1) must be
research-based and designed to support the oversight role of the
board of trustees under Section 11.1515.
(c-2) A candidate for trustee may complete the training
required by Subsection (c) up to one year before the candidate is
elected. A new trustee shall complete the training within 120 days
after the date of the trustee's election or appointment. A
returning trustee shall complete the training by the second
anniversary of the completion of the trustee's previous training.
(e) For purposes of this section, "other maltreatment" has
the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.
SECTION 2. Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) Continuing education requirements for a superintendent
must include at least 2-1/2 hours of training every five years on
identifying and reporting potential victims of sexual abuse, human
trafficking, and other maltreatment of children. For purposes of
this subsection, "other maltreatment" has the meaning assigned by
Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.
SECTION 3. A superintendent subject to continuing education
requirements immediately before the effective date of this Act is
not required to comply with the continuing education requirements
described by Section 21.054(h), Education Code, as added by this
Act, for any continuing education requirements period that ends
before January 1, 2021.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.