Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3861 Compare Versions

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1	1	87R12395 BDP-D
2	2	By: Howard H.B. No. 3861
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the establishment of a task force to study the effect of
8	8	delayed school start times on students.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
11	11	(1) "Agency" means the Texas Education Agency.
12	12	(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of
13	13	education.
14	14	(3) "Task force" means the task force established
15	15	under this Act.
16	16	SECTION 2. TASK FORCE TO STUDY SCHOOL DAY START TIMES. (a)
17	17	A task force is established under this section to study the effect
18	18	of school day start times on students in kindergarten through grade
19	19	12.
20	20	(b) The commissioner shall appoint members of the task
21	21	force, including:
22	22	(1) one pediatrician;
23	23	(2) one physician who specializes in sleep disorders;
24	24	(3) one mental health professional who specializes in
25	25	adolescent health issues;
26	26	(4) one representative of the National Alliance on
27	27	Mental Illness;
28	28	(5) one representative of the Texas Psychology
29	29	Association;
30	30	(6) one representative of Every Texan;
31	31	(7) one representative of Raise Your Hand Texas;
32	32	(8) one representative of Start School Later Texas;
33	33	(9) one representative of the Texas Pediatric Society;
34	34	(10) one representative of the Texas School Health
35	35	Advisory Committee;
36	36	(11) one representative of the Texas Association of
37	37	School Administrators;
38	38	(12) one representative of the Texas Professional
39	39	Educators;
40	40	(13) one representative of the Texas School Nurses
41	41	Organization;
42	42	(14) one representative of the Texas Principals
43	43	Association;
44	44	(15) one representative of the Texas Association for
45	45	Pupil Transportation;
46	46	(16) one student enrolled in public school in this
47	47	state;
48	48	(17) one representative of the American Academy of
49	49	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;
50	50	(18) one representative of the American Academy of
51	51	Pediatrics;
52	52	(19) one representative of the American Academy of
53	53	Sleep Medicine;
54	54	(20) one representative of the American Medical
55	55	Association;
56	56	(21) one representative of Goose Creek Consolidated
57	57	Independent School District;
58	58	(22) one representative of the Centers for Disease
59	59	Control and Prevention;
60	60	(23) one representative of Texas Children's Hospital;
61	61	(24) one representative of Texas Tech University
62	62	Health Science Center;
63	63	(25) one representative of University of Texas Medical
64	64	Branch;
65	65	(26) one representative of Circadian Sleep Disorders
66	66	Network;
67	67	(27) one representative of Sleep Medicine and
68	68	Neurology Consultants;
69	69	(28) one representative of Children's Health Dallas;
70	70	(29) one representative of the League of Women Voters
71	71	of Tarrant County;
72	72	(30) one representative of the National Education
73	73	Association;
74	74	(31) one representative of the National Parent Teacher
75	75	Association;
76	76	(32) one representative of Deer Park Independent
77	77	School District; and
78	78	(33) one representative of the Society of Pediatric
79	79	Nurses.
80	80	(c) The members of the task force shall select the presiding
81	81	officer of the task force.
82	82	(d) The presiding officer shall call the initial meeting of
83	83	the task force not later than January 1, 2022. The task force shall
84	84	meet at the times and places that the presiding officer determines
85	85	are appropriate. The task force shall adopt rules necessary to
86	86	fulfill the task force's duties under this section.
87	87	(e) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the
88	88	task force.
89	89	SECTION 3. DUTIES OF THE TASK FORCE. The task force shall:
90	90	(1) conduct a study that:
91	91	(A) evaluates the effect of daily school start
92	92	and end times on students in kindergarten through grade 12;
93	93	(B) considers any negative impacts on public and
94	94	private school students and families that may arise from delayed
95	95	daily school start and end times;
96	96	(C) evaluates studies or initiatives relating to
97	97	school start times that are supported by national education
98	98	advocacy organizations; and
99	99	(D) reviews any available literature regarding
100	100	the experience of students in other states that have delayed school
101	101	day start times;
102	102	(2) prepare an assessment on the effect of delayed
103	103	school day start times on the health, safety, and academic
104	104	performance of students; and
105	105	(3) provide recommendations to the agency regarding
106	106	the feasibility of establishing a pilot program to test delayed
107	107	school day start times.
108	108	SECTION 4. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2022, the
109	109	task force shall deliver a report to the commissioner of education
110	110	that includes the findings from the study, a summary of information
111	111	considered for the purposes of the study, and the recommendations
112	112	on the feasibility of a pilot program.
113	113	SECTION 5. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and this
114	114	Act expires January 1, 2023.
115	115	SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
116	116	1, 2021.