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Amend SB 460 on third reading as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 10, strike "must" and substitute "may".
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 28.004(c), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The local school health advisory council's duties include recommending:
(1) the number of hours of instruction to be provided in health education;
(2) policies, procedures, strategies, and curriculum appropriate for specific grade levels designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, [and] Type 2 diabetes, and mental health concerns through coordination of:
(A) health education;
(B) physical education and physical activity;
(C) nutrition services;
(D) parental involvement; [and]
(E) instruction to prevent the use of tobacco;
(F) school health services;
(G) counseling and guidance services;
(H) a safe and healthy school environment; and
(I) school employee wellness; and
(3) appropriate grade levels and methods of instruction for human sexuality instruction; and
(4) strategies for integrating the curriculum components specified by Subdivision (2) with the following elements in a coordinated school health program for the district:
(A) school health services;
(B) counseling and guidance services;
(C) a safe and healthy school environment; and
(D) school employee wellness.
SECTION ____. Section 161.325, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) and amending Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(c-1) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, each school district may provide training described in the components set forth under Subsection (b) for teachers, counselors, principals, and all other appropriate personnel. A school district may provide the training at an elementary school campus only to the extent that sufficient funding and programs are available. A school district may implement a program on the list to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
(c-2) If a school district provides the training under Subsection (c-1):
(1) a school district employee described under that subsection must participate in the training at least one time; and
(2) the school district shall maintain records that include the name of each district employee who participated in the training.
SECTION ____. Subchapter O-1, Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 161.326 to read as follows:
Sec. 161.326. IMMUNITY. This subchapter does not:
(1) waive any immunity from liability of a school district or of district school officers or employees;
(2) create any liability for a cause of action against a school district or against district school officers or employees; or
(3) waive any immunity from liability under Section 74.151, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.