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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the membership and activities of local school health |
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advisory councils. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.004, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-1), (m), (m-1), |
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and (m-2) to read as follows: |
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(d) The board of trustees shall appoint members to the local |
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school health advisory council. A majority of the members must be |
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persons who are parents of students enrolled in the district and who |
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are not employed by the district. One of those members shall serve |
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as chair or co-chair of the council. The board of trustees also |
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may appoint one or more persons from each of the following groups or |
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a representative from a group other than a group specified under |
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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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(d-1) The local school health advisory council shall meet at |
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least four times each year. |
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(m) In addition to performing other duties, the local school |
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health advisory council shall submit to the board of trustees, at |
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least annually, a written report that includes: |
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(1) any council recommendation concerning the school |
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district's health education curriculum and instruction or related |
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matters that the council has not previously submitted to the board; |
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(2) any suggested modification to a council |
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recommendation previously submitted to the board; and |
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(3) a detailed explanation of the council's activities |
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during the period between the date of the current report and the |
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date of the last prior written report. |
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(m-1) In lieu of the report that otherwise would be required |
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under Subsection (m), not later than April 1, 2010, the local school |
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health advisory council shall submit to the board of trustees an |
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initial written report that includes: |
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(1) any information required under Subsections (m)(1) |
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and (2); and |
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(2) a detailed explanation of the council's activities |
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during the 12-month period preceding the date of the report. |
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(m-2) Subsection (m-1) and this subsection expire April 30, |
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2010. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |