87R12075 ANG-F
By: Allison H.B. No. 4226
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the statewide plan for student mental health.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 38.254, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(b-1) In developing the agency's goals under Subsection
(a)(4) or the agency's recommendations under Subsection (a)(6) for
a year before 2026, the agency shall consult with the Collaborative
Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services established
under Section 38.302 in addition to the persons the agency is
required to consult with under Subsection (b). This subsection
expires December 1, 2025.
(d) As soon as practicable after completing or revising the
plan, the agency shall:
(1) submit an electronic copy of the plan:
(A) to the legislature; and
(B) to the statewide behavioral health
coordinating council established under Subchapter M-1, Chapter
531, Government Code;
(2) post the plan on the agency's Internet website; and
(3) hold public meetings in each regional education
service center's region to present the statewide plan and shall
provide an opportunity for public comment at each meeting.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.