Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1406 amends the Education Code to prohibit a school district employee from recommending that a student use a psychotropic drug, suggesting any particular diagnosis, or using a parent's refusal to consent to administration of a psychotropic drug to a student or to psychiatric evaluation or examination as ground for barring a student's attendance in a class or participation in a school-related activity. The bill clarifies that it does not prohibit appropriate referrals under certain federal provisions, recommendations by a school nurse, physician, or mental health professional for an evaluation by an appropriate medical practitioner, or discussions by a school employee with a parent or another district employee about any aspect of the student's behavior or academic progress.