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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain health programs and grants and other related |
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funds for school districts located in the border region. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.013, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The commissioner in consultation with the Department of |
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State Health Services shall adopt criteria to require that at least |
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one program available under Subsection (a) be designed to prevent |
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and detect obesity and Type 2 diabetes by taking into account the |
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needs of a school district described by Section 38.0131 that has a |
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student population identified by the commissioner as at risk for |
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obesity and Type 2 diabetes. A program designated under this |
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subsection must provide that: |
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(1) each school district must distribute to each |
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school in the district: |
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(A) health curriculum teacher's guides for each |
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grade level; |
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(B) health curriculum student workbooks for each |
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student in each grade level; |
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(C) a physical education activity pad; |
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(D) a cafeteria program instructor's guide and |
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food service staff workbooks; and |
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(E) a newsletter for the family of each student |
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in the district; |
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(2) for each student in kindergarten through grade |
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eight, each school in the school district must: |
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(A) measure the height and weight of the student |
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at the beginning of the school year and at another appropriate time |
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during the implementation of the program; and |
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(B) track the measurements of the student and the |
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progress of the student under the program through a data entry |
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system provided over the Internet; and |
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(3) the coordinated health program components must |
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consist of bilingual materials. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0131 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0131. REQUIRED COORDINATED HEALTH PROGRAM FOR |
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CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) This section applies only to a |
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school district located in a municipality that: |
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(1) has a population greater than 11,900; and |
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(2) is located within one-half mile of an |
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international border. |
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(b) A school district to which this section applies shall |
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implement a coordinated health program that meets the criteria of |
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Section 38.013(d). |
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(c) In the first year a school district implements a program |
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under this section, the district shall report the measurements of |
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student height and weight and the progress of a student under the |
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program to the entity that administers the program. The |
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administering entity shall evaluate and analyze the measurements to |
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determine the effectiveness of the program in the first year. |
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(d) The Department of State Health Services shall, from |
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money appropriated for that purpose, distribute money to each |
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school district required to implement a coordinated health program |
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under this section to cover the costs associated with the program. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0631 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0631. GRANT-WRITING COORDINATION PROGRAM. (a) The |
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Department of State Health Services shall employ one person as a |
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grant writer to assist and coordinate with school districts located |
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in the Texas-Mexico border region in obtaining grants and other |
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funds for school-based health centers. |
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(b) A grant writer employed under this section may secure a |
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grant or other funds on behalf of the state for a school-based |
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health center. |
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(c) Funds obtained by the use of a grant writer employed |
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under this section may be used only to: |
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(1) acquire, construct, or improve facilities for a |
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school-based health center; |
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(2) purchase or lease equipment or materials for a |
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school-based health center; or |
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(3) pay the salary or employment benefits of a person |
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who is employed to work exclusively in a school-based health |
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center. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |