SRC-VRA, TAG S.B. 102 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 102
78R1604 DLF-FBy: Van de Putte
Health and Human Services
2/20/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 


In 1999, the Texas Board of Health (board) established a 16-member School
Health Advisory Committee to advise the board in the support for and
delivery of school health services.  As proposed, S.B. 102 requires the
continued existence of the School Health Advisory Committee by codifying
it in state law. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
 
Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Texas Board of Health in
SECTION 1 
(Section 12.171, Health and Safety Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 12, Health and Safety Code, by adding
Subchapter K, as follows: 

SUBCHAPTER K.  SCHOOL- BASED HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Section 12.171.  PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS.  Requires the Texas Board of
Health (board) by rule to recommend procedures and minimum standards for
providing quality health care services to school-aged children in public
elementary and secondary schools.  Requires the recommendations to
identify available appropriate funding mechanisms. 

Section 12.172.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  Requires the board to appoint a
school health advisory committee to assist the board in performing its
duties under this subchapter.  Sets forth the composition of the
committee.  Requires the public members of the committee to include
parents of school-aged children and at least one parent of a child with
special health care needs. Provides that the committee is subject to
Chapter 2110 (State Agency Advisory Committees), Government Code. 

Section 12.173.  DISTRIBUTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
Requires the Texas Department of Health, not less frequently than once in
each state fiscal biennium, to notify each school district in this state
of the availability of the recommended procedures and minimum standards
adopted under Section 12.171.  Requires the governing body of each school
district to consider implementing, but provides that it is not required to
implement, the procedures and minimum standards recommended under this
subchapter. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2003.