88R3656 JTZ-D
By: Moody H.B. No. 906
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of information regarding mental health
and suicide prevention services to entering students at public
institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.9194, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) An institution of higher education [A general academic
teaching institution] shall provide to each entering [full-time]
undergraduate, graduate, or professional student, including each
[full-time] undergraduate, graduate, or professional student who
transfers to the institution, information about:
(1) available mental health and suicide prevention
services offered by the institution or by any associated
organizations or programs; and
(2) early warning signs that are often present in and
appropriate intervention for a person who may be considering
suicide.
(a-1) In this section, "institution of higher education"
has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
SECTION 2. Section 51.9194, Education Code, as amended by
this Act, applies beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.