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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting by the Department of State Health Services |
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regarding services provided at school-based health centers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.063(g), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) The commissioner of public health shall require client |
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surveys to be conducted in school-based health centers funded |
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through grants awarded under this section[, and the results of
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those surveys must be included in the annual report required under
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Section 38.064]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 38.064, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.064. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. (a) Based on |
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statistics obtained from every school-based health center in this |
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state that receives funding through the Department of State Health |
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Services, the Department of State Health Services [commissioner of
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public health] shall issue a biennial [an annual] report to the |
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legislature about the [relative efficacy of] services delivered by |
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the [school-based health] centers during the preceding two years |
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[and any increased academic success of students at campuses served
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by those centers, with special emphasis on any:
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[(1) increased attendance;
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[(2) decreased drop-out rates;
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[(3) improved student health; and
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[(4)
improved performance on student assessment
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instruments administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39]. |
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(b) The report must address the extent to which the |
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services provided by the centers are considered by the Department |
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of State Health Services to have resulted in: |
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(1) improved school attendance by students with |
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chronic illnesses; |
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(2) increased student immunization rates; and |
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(3) increased student participation in preventive |
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health measures, including routine physical examinations and |
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checkups conducted in accordance with the Texas Health Steps |
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program [In obtaining statistics for preparation of the report
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required by this section, the commissioner of public health shall
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ensure that data is collected for each county and aggregated
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appropriately according to geographical region]. |
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(c) The Department of State Health Services may modify any |
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requirement imposed by this section if necessary to comply with |
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federal law regarding confidentiality of medical information. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2009. |