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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) The [In adopting the essential knowledge and skills for
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the health curriculum under Subsection
(a)(2)(B), the] State Board |
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of Education by rule shall require a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school to provide to students in middle |
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school, junior high school, and high school instruction [adopt
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essential knowledge and skills] that addresses [address] the |
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dangers, causes, consequences, signs, symptoms, and treatment of |
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binge drinking and alcohol poisoning. The agency shall compile a |
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list of evidence-based alcohol awareness programs from which a |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school shall choose a |
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program to use in the district's or school's middle school, junior |
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high school, and high school science [health] curriculum. The |
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agency shall make alcohol awareness programs available without |
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cost. To the extent possible, the programs shall be accessible |
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electronically for school districts and open-enrollment charter |
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schools. A high school shall use a program chosen under this |
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subsection in a course that satisfies the science curriculum |
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requirement for graduation under Section 28.025(b-1)(1)(A). In |
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this subsection, "evidence-based alcohol awareness program" means |
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a program, practice, or strategy that has been proven to |
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effectively prevent or delay alcohol use among students, as |
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determined by evaluations that use valid and reliable measures and |
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that are published in peer-reviewed journals. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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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, 2013. |