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| 1 | 1 | 89R4991 AMF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Menéndez S.B. No. 185 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the inclusion of instruction and information about | |
| 10 | 10 | mental health in the required curriculum for public high school | |
| 11 | 11 | students. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by | |
| 14 | 14 | adding Subsection (c-6) to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (c-6) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules | |
| 16 | 16 | requiring students to complete at least one course while in high | |
| 17 | 17 | school that satisfies the requirements of Subsection | |
| 18 | 18 | (a)(2)(B)(ii), which may include a health, physical education, or | |
| 19 | 19 | career and technology education course. The course must include: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) instruction regarding: | |
| 21 | 21 | (A) depression; | |
| 22 | 22 | (B) anxiety; | |
| 23 | 23 | (C) eating disorders; | |
| 24 | 24 | (D) schizophrenia; and | |
| 25 | 25 | (E) other mental health disorders; and | |
| 26 | 26 | (2) information about cultivating coping skills and | |
| 27 | 27 | seeking available mental health services. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 | |
| 29 | 29 | school year. | |
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 31 | 31 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 32 | 32 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 33 | 33 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 34 | 34 | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |