BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1157 By: Lozano Youth Health & Safety, Select Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE School counselors and directors of guidance report that, although temporary student absences due to appointments with health care professionals are excused absences under current law, some registrars do not excuse absences for appointments with mental health professionals. H.B. 1157 seeks to clarify that temporary student absences for appointments with mental health professionals are considered excused absences. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 1157 amends the Education Code to require a public school district to excuse a student from attending school for a temporary absence resulting from an appointment with mental health professionals for a student or the student's child if the student commences classes or returns to school on the same day of the appointment. The bill applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2023.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 1157
By: Lozano
Youth Health & Safety, Select
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 1157
By: Lozano
Youth Health & Safety, Select
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE School counselors and directors of guidance report that, although temporary student absences due to appointments with health care professionals are excused absences under current law, some registrars do not excuse absences for appointments with mental health professionals. H.B. 1157 seeks to clarify that temporary student absences for appointments with mental health professionals are considered excused absences.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 1157 amends the Education Code to require a public school district to excuse a student from attending school for a temporary absence resulting from an appointment with mental health professionals for a student or the student's child if the student commences classes or returns to school on the same day of the appointment. The bill applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
School counselors and directors of guidance report that, although temporary student absences due to appointments with health care professionals are excused absences under current law, some registrars do not excuse absences for appointments with mental health professionals. H.B. 1157 seeks to clarify that temporary student absences for appointments with mental health professionals are considered excused absences.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 1157 amends the Education Code to require a public school district to excuse a student from attending school for a temporary absence resulting from an appointment with mental health professionals for a student or the student's child if the student commences classes or returns to school on the same day of the appointment. The bill applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2023.