Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 906	House Author:  Thompson, Senfronia et al.
Effective:  6-14-19	Senate Sponsor:  Powell et al.

            House Bill 906 amends the Education Code to establish the Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services for purposes of studying and evaluating:

·         mental health services that are funded by the state and provided at a public school district or open‑enrollment charter school directly to a student enrolled in the district or charter school, a parent or family member of or person standing in parental relation to such a student, or an employee of the district or charter school;

·         training provided to an educator employed by the district or charter school to provide the mental health services; and

·         the impact such mental health services have on the physical and emotional safety and well‑being of the individuals who are provided the mental health services and on the number of violent incidents that occur at districts or charter schools.