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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to mental health first aid training for school district |
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employees and school resource officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.201, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by Chapter 1306 (H.B. 3793), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2013, is amended by adding Subdivisions (4) and |
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(5) to read as follows: |
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(4) "School district employee" means a principal, |
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assistant principal, educator, teacher's aide, counselor, nurse, |
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or school bus driver employed by a school district. |
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(5) "School resource officer" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 1701.601, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 1001.203(a) and (c), Health and Safety |
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Code, as added by Chapter 1306 (H.B. 3793), Acts of the 83rd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To the extent funds are appropriated to the department |
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for that purpose, the department shall make grants to local mental |
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health authorities to provide an approved mental health first aid |
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training program, administered by mental health first aid trainers, |
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at no cost to school district employees and school resource |
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officers [educators]. |
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(c) Subject to the limit provided by Subsection (b), out of |
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the funds appropriated to the department for making grants under |
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this section, the department shall grant $100 to a local mental |
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health authority for each school district employee or school |
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resource officer [educator] who successfully completes a mental |
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health first aid training program provided by the authority under |
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this section. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1001.205, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by Chapter 1306 (H.B. 3793), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2013, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.205. REPORTS. (a) Not later than August 31 |
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[July 1] of each year, a local mental health authority shall provide |
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to the department the number of: |
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(1) employees and contractors of the authority who |
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were trained as mental health first aid trainers under Section |
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1001.202 during the preceding calendar year; |
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(2) educators, school district employees other than |
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educators, and school resource officers who completed a mental |
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health first aid training program offered by the authority under |
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Section 1001.203 during the preceding calendar year; and |
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(3) individuals who are not school district employees |
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or school resource officers [educators] who completed a mental |
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health first aid training program offered by the authority during |
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the preceding calendar year. |
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(b) Not later than September 30 [August 1] of each year, the |
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department shall compile the information submitted by local mental |
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health authorities as required by Subsection (a) and submit a |
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report to the legislature containing the number of: |
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(1) authority employees and contractors trained as |
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mental health first aid trainers during the preceding calendar |
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year; |
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(2) educators, school district employees other than |
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educators, and school resource officers who completed a mental |
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health first aid training program provided by an authority during |
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the preceding calendar year; and |
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(3) individuals who are not school district employees |
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or school resource officers [educators] who completed a mental |
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health first aid training program provided by an authority during |
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the preceding calendar year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2015. |