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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to paperwork requirements and unfunded mandates imposed on |
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school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.060, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition to the requirements otherwise prescribed by |
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this section, the commissioner shall adopt policies that result in |
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a reduction of at least 10 percent in the total amount of written |
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paperwork, reports, and other information that a school district is |
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required by the agency to prepare, as determined in comparison to |
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the total amount of written paperwork, reports, and other |
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information required to be prepared by a school district during the |
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2006-2007 school year. The policies must be implemented beginning |
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not later than the 2008-2009 school year. This subsection expires |
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September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 28.004(a), (b), (d), (e), and (k), |
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Education Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board of trustees of each school district may |
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[shall] establish a local school health advisory council to assist |
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the district in ensuring that local community values are reflected |
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in the district's health education instruction. |
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(b) A school district must consider the recommendations of |
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the local school health advisory council, if one has been |
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established, before changing the district's health education |
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curriculum or instruction. |
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(d) If the [The] board of trustees establishes a local |
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school health advisory council, the board shall appoint the members |
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of [to] the [local school health advisory] council. A majority of |
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the members must be persons who are parents of students enrolled in |
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the district and who are not employed by the district. The board of |
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trustees also may appoint one or more persons from each of the |
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following groups or a representative from a group other than a group |
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specified under this subsection: |
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(1) public school teachers; |
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(2) public school administrators; |
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(3) district students; |
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(4) health care professionals; |
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(5) the business community; |
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(6) law enforcement; |
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(7) senior citizens; |
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(8) the clergy; and |
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(9) nonprofit health organizations. |
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(e) Any course materials and instruction relating to human |
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sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, or human |
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immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
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shall be selected by the board of trustees with the advice of the |
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local school health advisory council, if one has been established, |
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and must: |
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(1) present abstinence from sexual activity as the |
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preferred choice of behavior in relationship to all sexual activity |
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for unmarried persons of school age; |
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(2) devote more attention to abstinence from sexual |
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activity than to any other behavior; |
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(3) emphasize that abstinence from sexual activity, if |
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used consistently and correctly, is the only method that is 100 |
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percent effective in preventing pregnancy, sexually transmitted |
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diseases, infection with human immunodeficiency virus or acquired |
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immune deficiency syndrome, and the emotional trauma associated |
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with adolescent sexual activity; |
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(4) direct adolescents to a standard of behavior in |
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which abstinence from sexual activity before marriage is the most |
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effective way to prevent pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, |
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and infection with human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune |
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deficiency syndrome; and |
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(5) teach contraception and condom use in terms of |
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human use reality rates instead of theoretical laboratory rates, if |
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instruction on contraception and condoms is included in curriculum |
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content. |
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(k) A school district shall publish in the student handbook |
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and post on the district's Internet website, if the district has an |
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Internet website: |
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(1) a statement of the policies adopted to ensure that |
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elementary school, middle school, and junior high school students |
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engage in at least 30 minutes per school day or 135 minutes per |
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school week of physical activity; and |
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(2) a statement of: |
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(A) the number of times during the preceding year |
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the district's school health advisory council has met, if one has |
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been established; |
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(B) whether the district has adopted and enforces |
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policies to ensure that district campuses comply with agency |
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vending machine and food service guidelines for restricting student |
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access to vending machines; and |
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(C) whether the district has adopted and enforces |
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policies and procedures that prescribe penalties for the use of |
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tobacco products by students and others on school campuses or at |
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school-sponsored or school-related activities. |
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SECTION 3. Section 176.009(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A local governmental entity shall provide access to the |
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statements and questionnaires filed under this chapter on the |
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Internet website maintained by the local governmental entity. This |
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subsection does not apply to a school district. |
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SECTION 4. Section 38.0025, Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |