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Senate Bill 460 |
Senate Author: Deuell et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Coleman |
Senate Bill 460 amends the Education Code to require any minimum academic qualifications specified for a certificate by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) that require a person to possess a bachelor's degree to require also that the person receive instruction in detection of students with mental or emotional disorders as part of the training required to obtain that certificate. The bill requires the training to be developed by a panel of experts in the treatment of such disorders appointed by SBEC and specifies the types of information to be included in the instruction. The bill expands the duties of each school district's local school health advisory council to include recommending grade level-appropriate policies, procedures, and strategies, as well as curriculum, designed to prevent cardiovascular diseases and Type 2 diabetes and expands the scope of such measures to include prevention of mental disorders.
Senate Bill 460 amends the Health and Safety Code to require each school district to provide training relating to early mental health intervention and suicide prevention for teachers, counselors, principals, and all other appropriate personnel, with training provided at an elementary school campus only to the extent that sufficient funding and programs are available.
Senate Bill 460 amends both the Health and Safety Code and the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to clarify the extent of immunity from liability for a school district or district school officer or employee with respect to an act or omission under a program or policy or procedure adopted under Health and Safety Code provisions governing early mental health intervention and prevention of youth suicide other than liability arising from wilful or intentional misconduct.