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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an alcohol awareness component of the science |
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curriculum used in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002(r), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(r) In adopting the essential knowledge and skills for the |
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science [health] curriculum under Subsection (a)(1)(C) |
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[(a)(2)(B)], the State Board of Education shall adopt essential |
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knowledge and skills that address the dangers, causes, |
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consequences, signs, symptoms, and treatment of binge drinking and |
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alcohol poisoning. The agency shall compile a list of |
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evidence-based alcohol awareness programs from which a school |
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district shall choose a program to use in the district's middle |
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school, junior high school, and high school science [health] |
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curriculum. In this subsection, "evidence-based alcohol awareness |
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program" means a program, practice, or strategy that has been |
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proven to effectively prevent or delay alcohol use among students, |
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as determined by evaluations that use valid and reliable measures |
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and that are published in peer-reviewed journals. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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school year. |
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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, 2011. |