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1	1	89R1061 PRL-F
2	2	By: Menéndez S.B. No. 154
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to required screenings for pediatric feeding disorder for
10	10	students with certain disabilities and to the individualized
11	11	education programs for certain public school students with
12	12	pediatric feeding disorder.
13	13	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14	14	SECTION 1. Section 29.005, Education Code, is amended by
15	15	adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
16	16	(e-1) The commissioner by rule shall require a school
17	17	district to include in the individualized education program of a
18	18	student with pediatric feeding disorder, as determined by the
19	19	results of a screening required under Section 29.023:
20	20	(1) a safe feeding and swallowing plan that specifies
21	21	individualized strategies that promote safe, efficient, and
22	22	adequate nutrition and hydration for the student while on a school
23	23	campus, including, as determined necessary for the student:
24	24	(A) the level of support that the student
25	25	requires during feeding;
26	26	(B) the appropriate feeding environment for the
27	27	student;
28	28	(C) the student's dietary modifications or
29	29	accommodations, including food allergies;
30	30	(D) the student's cultural dietary restrictions;
31	31	(E) the appropriate positioning of the student
32	32	during feeding;
33	33	(F) the equipment necessary for food preparation
34	34	and feeding;
35	35	(G) the appropriate feeding techniques; or
36	36	(H) any precautions, including emergency
37	37	procedures; and
38	38	(2) any information or requirement determined
39	39	necessary to ensure the student receives a free appropriate public
40	40	education as required under the Individuals with Disabilities
41	41	Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.).
42	42	SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
43	43	amended by adding Section 29.023 to read as follows:
44	44	Sec. 29.023. PEDIATRIC FEEDING DISORDER SCREENING. (a) In
45	45	this section, "pediatric feeding disorder" means impaired oral
46	46	intake that is not age appropriate and is associated with medical,
47	47	nutritional, feeding skill, or psychological dysfunction that
48	48	requires intervention through an individualized safe feeding and
49	49	swallowing plan.
50	50	(b) Each school district shall ensure that a student who is
51	51	eligible to receive special education services under this
52	52	subchapter and presents with a feeding or swallowing concern is
53	53	screened or rescreened for pediatric feeding disorder in accordance
54	54	with rules adopted for that purpose under Section 36.004, Health
55	55	and Safety Code.
56	56	(c) A school district may coordinate with the Department of
57	57	State Health Services in developing a pediatric feeding disorder
58	58	screening program under this section and may receive assistance
59	59	from the department under Section 36.004, Health and Safety Code.
60	60	SECTION 3. Section 36.003, Health and Safety Code, is
61	61	amended by adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows:
62	62	(2-a) "Pediatric feeding disorder" means impaired oral
63	63	intake that is not age appropriate and is associated with medical,
64	64	nutritional, feeding skill, or psychological dysfunction that
65	65	requires intervention through an individualized safe feeding and
66	66	swallowing plan.
67	67	SECTION 4. Section 36.004, Health and Safety Code, is
68	68	amended by adding Subsections (b-2) and (b-3) to read as follows:
69	69	(b-2) The rules must include screening and rescreening
70	70	requirements for pediatric feeding disorder for any individual who
71	71	is eligible to receive special education services under Subchapter
72	72	A, Chapter 29, Education Code, and presents with a feeding or
73	73	swallowing concern.
74	74	(b-3) A screening or rescreening required under Subsection
75	75	(b-2) must be conducted by a group of professionals with experience
76	76	in assessing pediatric feeding disorder, which may include any of
77	77	the following:
78	78	(1) a speech-language pathologist;
79	79	(2) an occupational therapist;
80	80	(3) a nurse;
81	81	(4) a parent of the individual screened;
82	82	(5) a teacher;
83	83	(6) a physical therapist;
84	84	(7) a dietitian;
85	85	(8) a physician;
86	86	(9) a social worker; or
87	87	(10) a psychologist.
88	88	SECTION 5. Section 29.023, Education Code, as added by this
89	89	Act, applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
90	90	SECTION 6. As soon as practicable after the effective date
91	91	of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
92	92	Services Commission shall adopt or amend rules as necessary to
93	93	comply with Sections 36.004(b-2) and (b-3), Health and Safety Code,
94	94	as added by this Act.
95	95	SECTION 7. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
96	96	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
97	97	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
98	98	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
99	99	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.