88R13654 MM-D
By: Jones of Harris H.B. No. 3690
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of the Healthy Minds Campus program
by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 61.09093 to read as follows:
Sec. 61.09093. HEALTHY MINDS CAMPUS PROGRAM. (a) The board
shall establish and administer a Healthy Minds Campus program under
which the board shall designate a campus of an institution of higher
education as a Healthy Minds Campus if the institution:
(1) applies to the board in the manner prescribed by
board rule;
(2) designates a staff member of the institution as a
mental health liaison, whose duties include:
(A) identifying students enrolled at the
institution in need of prevention programs and telehealth services;
(B) determining appropriate evidence-based
mental health trainings for faculty and staff;
(C) gathering and reporting data to encourage
information sharing across institutions of higher education; and
(D) assisting in coordinating mental health
awareness events on campus;
(3) implements mental health awareness programs to
inform students about mental health conditions and available
resources;
(4) provides training for students, faculty, and staff
regarding recognizing and addressing the mental health needs of
students, which may include an evidence-based mental health first
aid training program;
(5) provides peer support programs to improve the
emotional well-being of students by using student peers to support
individuals living with mental health conditions on campus; and
(6) collaborates with local mental health service
providers in the campus's surrounding communities to improve mental
health services capacity.
(b) Under the Healthy Minds Campus program, the board may:
(1) provide access to mental health programs and
gather student mental health data for institutions with the Healthy
Minds Campus designation; and
(2) promote mental health resource sharing across
institutions of higher education.
(c) The board may adapt the rubric developed by the Texas
Education Agency under Section 38.251 for use by institutions of
higher education in implementing mental health services and
programs.
(d) The board shall adopt rules as necessary to administer
this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.